holodactylic

adjective

hol·​o·​dac·​tyl·​ic

¦hälō(ˌ)dak¦tilik,

¦hōl-

of a hexameter

: having all the feet dactyls except the last

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek holodaktylos (from Greek hol- + daktylos dactyl) + English -ic

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