Relating to or composed in dactylic meter; of or pertaining to the stressed-unstressed-unstressed rhythmic pattern.
From dactylis + -ic (relating to). This grammatical adjective developed in classical studies to describe poetic works exhibiting the finger-based meter.
When someone describes Homer's works as 'dactylitic,' they're saying his ancient Greek poetry follows the finger-bone rhythm so consistently it's almost hypnotic when read aloud.
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