Synonyms for pyrrhic
ˈpɪr ɪkpyrrhic

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1. pyrrhic, dibrachnoun

   a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

   Synonyms:
   dibrach

2. pyrrhicadjective

   an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare

   Synonyms:
   dibrach

3. pyrrhicadjective

   of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece

   "pyrrhic dance movements"

4. pyrrhicadjective

   of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables

   "pyrrhic verses"

5. pyrrhicadjective

   of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)

   "a Pyrrhic victory"

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1. Sonia Sotomayor:

   It's hard to see how impoverished people, unfamiliar with the workings of this government, of this country, are going to find lawyers, it seems like a pyrrhic offering to say that an individual hearing is of any benefit to them.