What is the meaning of the word "pyrrhic"?

Definitions:

  1. of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece copy to clipboard adjective
    • pyrrhic dance movements copy to clipboard
  2. of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables copy to clipboard adjective
    • pyrrhic verses copy to clipboard
  3. of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits, especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans copy to clipboard adjective
    • The abundance of casualties rendered it a pyrrhic victory. copy to clipboard

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