Associations to the word «Dactyl»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DACTYL, noun. A poetical foot of three syllables (— ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
Dictionary definition
DACTYL, noun. A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables.
DACTYL, noun. A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates.
Wise words
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make
his words good.