2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spondaic \Spon*da"ic\ (sp[o^]n*d[=a]"[i^]k), Spondaical \Spon*da"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. spondaicus, spondiacus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sponda["i]que.] 1. Of or pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees; as, a spondaic hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead of a dactyl in the fifth foot. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: spondaic adj : of or consisting of spondees; "spondaic hexameter"
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