1. pyrrhic - Noun
2. pyrrhic - Adjective
Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance.
Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics; containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.
An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.
A foot consisting of two short syllables.
Source: Webster's dictionaryProgress celebrates Pyrrhic victories over nature. Karl Kraus
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"A Pyrrhic Victory: Harold Wilson, Helmut Schmidt, and the British Renegotiation of EC Membership, 1974–5." Source: Internet
Alex Woolf describes it as a " pyrrhic victory " for Æthelstan: the campaign seems to have ended in a stalemate, his power appears to have declined, and after he died Olaf acceded to the kingdom of Northumbria without resistance. Source: Internet