1. relating to or consisting of spondees (metrical feet of two long or stressed syllables)
Usage: poetry; prosody

Examples

• The poet used spondaic meter to create a slow, heavy rhythm.
• Spondaic feet are rare in English verse compared to iambic patterns.
• The line contains several spondaic substitutions for emphasis.
• Students learned to identify spondaic rhythm in classical poetry.
• The spondaic opening gives the poem a solemn tone.