Sotadic

English

Etymology

From Sotades +‎ -ic.

Adjective

Sotadic (comparative more Sotadic, superlative most Sotadic)

1. Relating to, or resembling, the compositions of the Ancient Greek poet Sotades, often of an obsene or satirical nature.

   Synonym: Sotadean

   Sotadic meter

   Sotadic verse

Derived terms

• Sotadic Zone

Noun

Sotadic (plural Sotadics)

1. (poetry) A Sotadic verse or poem.
2. A verse comprising six trochees, a trochaic trimeter.

References

• “Sotadic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dacoits