A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with devastating cost to the victor; it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately cause defeat.
a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables
The British won a Pyrrhic victory.
Pyrrhic Victory (Ancient Greek origin)
"Mary Jane won a pyrrhic victory against the tax authorities today when the Supreme Court awarded her a $20 refund on her taxes for 1995, after ten years of litigation and more than a hundred thousand dollars in lawyer bills."
The speaker probably meant a Pyrrhic victory: a victory won, but at too great of a cost.
The Pyrrhic War (280-275 BCE) was primarily caused by the expansionist ambitions of both the Greek city-states and the rising power of Rome. King Pyrrhus of Epirus was invited by the Greek city of Tarentum to assist in their conflict against Rome, which they viewed as a threat to their autonomy. The war was marked by a series of battles where Pyrrhus achieved tactical victories but suffered heavy losses, leading to the term "Pyrrhic victory," which refers to a win that comes at such a significant cost that it is almost tantamount to defeat. Ultimately, the conflict highlighted the growing tension between Hellenistic states and Rome's expanding influence in Italy.
Pyrrhic War happened in -280.
It was a Pyrrhic victory for the captain of the warship after he sank the Japanese submarine because his ship caught a torpedo and sank.
Pyrrhic Victory - 2003 was released on: USA: September 2003 (San Diego Best Fest)
Pyrrhic means: Costly
A pyrrhic is a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables.(Pyrrhic is also an adjective referring to a victory that was won at too great a cost to be worthwhile.)
pirric to rhyme with lyric. A pyrrhic victory is one gained at huge cost - like London getting the 2012 Olympics
Pyrrhic acids
It was a pyrrhic victory for the British.
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with such a devastating cost that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately lead to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way; however, the heavy toll negates any sense of achievement or profit.
Pyrrhus the king of Epirus fought and won many battles against the Romans undone." Thus the meaning of the words Pyrrhic Victory.
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory with devastating cost to the victor; it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately cause defeat. a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables
Great Scott - 1992 Pyrrhic Lyric 1-6 was released on: USA: 29 November 1992