trochaic

tro·cha·ic

adj \trō-ˈkā-ik\

Definition of TROCHAIC

: of, relating to, or consisting of trochees

— trochaic noun

Origin of TROCHAIC

Middle French trochaïque, from Latin trochaicus, from Greek trochaikos, from trochaios trochee

First Known Use: 1589

Rhymes with TROCHAIC

alcaic, Altaic, archaic, Chaldaic, deltaic, Hebraic, Incaic, Judaic, Mishnaic, Mithraic, mosaic, Mosaic, Passaic, prosaic, Romaic, spondaic, stanzaic, voltaic