Definitions

1. adjective

of or relating to the iamb, a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

“The poet’s use of iambical meter created a sense of rhythm in the poem.”

2. adjective

characterized by iambic meter

“The playwright chose an iambical rhythm for the dialogue to make it sound more natural.”

3. noun

a line or verse written in iambic meter

“The poem consisted of several iambical stanzas, each with a unique rhyme scheme.”