Pyrrhic Victory Definition

pirik, pirik
noun
A too-costly victory.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pyrrhic Victory

Noun

Singular:
Pyrrhic victory
Plural:
pyrrhic-victories

Origin of Pyrrhic Victory

  • Eponymous of the Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus, who suffered heavy losses while defeating the Romans.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Pyrrhus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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