Definitions for: Anapestic

[adj] (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one

Webster (1913) Definition: An`a*pes"tic, a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. ?.]
Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an
anapestic meter, foot, verse. -- n. Anapestic measure or
verse.

Synonyms: anapaestic, rhetorical