1. Of or relating to a choliambus; written in or composed of choliambi.
Usage: literary; classical prosody

1. A choliambus; a metrical line, especially in classical poetry, consisting of a trochaic or iambic meter with a spondee or trochee substituted in the final foot.
Usage: literary; classical prosody; also called scazon

Examples

• The poet employed choliambic verse to create a deliberately jarring effect.
• Hipponax was famous for his choliambic poems in ancient Greek literature.
• The choliambic meter disrupts the expected rhythm, making it suitable for satirical or comic purposes.
• Scholars debate the precise metrical structure of certain choliambic lines.
• The choliamb differs from regular iambic meter by its unusual final foot.