Definition of iambic

• a. - Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
• a. - Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
• n. - An iambic foot; an iambus.
• n. - A verse composed of iambic feet.
• n. - A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.