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.
both of the words are di-syllabic
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