Pyrrhic

'Pyrrhic'

[pyrrhic.n.01] as in: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

'Pyrrhic'

[pyrrhic.n.02] as in: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare

'Pyrrhic'

[pyrrhic.a.01] as in: of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece

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Examples:
pyrrhic dance movements

'Pyrrhic'

[pyrrhic.a.02] as in: of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables

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Examples:
pyrrhic verses

'Pyrrhic'

[pyrrhic.a.03] as in: of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)

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Examples:
a Pyrrhic victory