Pyrrhic (adj)
pir-ik
(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.
Late 17th century from Greek Pyrrhikos, from the name of Pyrrhus, a Greek king who defeated the Romans in 279 BC but sustained heavy losses, + -ic.
Example sentences
“A pyrrhic victory is the best they can hope for now.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
