Words that rhyme with Pyrrhic

• allegoric 0
  adj 1: used in or characteristic of or containing allegory; "allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of Victory leading an army" [syn: allegorical, allegoric]
• alphanumeric 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters [syn: alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical]
• anaphoric 0
  adj 1: relating to anaphora; "anaphoric reference"
• archbishopric 0
  n 1: the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
• atmospheric 0
  adj 1: relating to or located in the atmosphere; "atmospheric tests" [syn: atmospheric, atmospherical]
• barbaric 0
  adj 1: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild] 2: unrestrained and crudely rich; "barbaric use of color or ornament"
• baric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing barium
• bishopric 0
  n 1: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop [syn: diocese, bishopric, episcopate]
• boric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or derived from or containing boron; "boric acid" [syn: boric, boracic]
• butyric 0
  adj 1: relating to or producing butyric acid
• caloric 0
  adj 1: relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight" [syn: thermal, thermic, caloric] [ant: nonthermal] 2: of or relating to calories in food; "comparison of foods on a caloric basis"; "the caloric content of foods"
• camphoric 0
  adj 1: relating to or derived from or containing camphor; "camphoric liniments"
• choleric 0
  adj 1: easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells 2: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick- tempered, short-tempered] 3: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" [syn: choleric, irascible]
• cleric 0
  n 1: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic]
• climacteric 0
  n 1: a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause 2: the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends [syn: menopause, climacteric, change of life]
• cupric 0
  adj 1: of or containing divalent copper [syn: cupric, cuprous]
• derrick 0
  n 1: a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered 2: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
• empiric 0
  adj 1: relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment" [syn: empiric, empirical] 2: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known" [syn: empirical, empiric] [ant: theoretic, theoretical]
• enteric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the enteron [syn: enteric, enteral] 2: of or relating to or inside the intestines; "intestinal disease" [syn: intestinal, enteric, enteral]
• esoteric 0
  adj 1: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" [ant: exoteric]
• euphoric 0
  adj 1: exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation [ant: distressed, dysphoric, unhappy]
• exoteric 0
  adj 1: suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric nature" [ant: esoteric]
• fabric 0
  n 1: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: fabric, cloth, material, textile] 2: the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society" [syn: framework, fabric]
• ferric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing iron [syn: ferric, ferrous]
• firebrick 0
  n 1: brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
• generic 0
  adj 1: relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name" 2: (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'" 3: applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?" n 1: a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape [syn: generic, generic wine] [ant: varietal, varietal wine] 2: any product that can be sold without a brand name
• hayrick 0
  n 1: a stack of hay [syn: haystack, hayrick, rick]
• hemispheric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres
• historic 0
  adj 1: belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character" [syn: historic, historical] 2: important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"
• hysteric 0
  adj 1: characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia" [syn: hysteric, hysterical] n 1: a person suffering from hysteria
• isomeric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or exhibiting isomerism
• limerick 0
  n 1: port city in southwestern Ireland 2: a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
• lyric 0
  adj 1: expressing deep emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance" [syn: lyric, lyrical] 2: used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano" [ant: dramatic] 3: relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage" 4: of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry" n 1: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" [syn: lyric, words, language] 2: a short poem of songlike quality [syn: lyric, lyric poem] v 1: write lyrics for (a song)
• maverick 0
  adj 1: independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: irregular, maverick, unorthodox] n 1: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action [syn: maverick, rebel] 2: an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
• mercuric 0
  adj 1: of or containing mercury [syn: mercuric, mercurous]
• mesenteric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or located in a mesentery
• mesmeric 0
  adj 1: attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn: hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding]
• metaphoric 0
  adj 1: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn: metaphorical, metaphoric]
• meteoric 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; "meteorological factors"; "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena" [syn: meteorologic, meteorological, meteoric] 2: pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts" 3: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"
• numeric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or denoting numbers; "a numeral adjective" [syn: numeral, numerical, numeric] 2: measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy" [syn: numeric, numerical]
• panegyric 0
  adj 1: formally expressing praise [syn: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical] n 1: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean]
• paregoric 0
  n 1: medicine used to treat diarrhea [syn: paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium]
• phosphoric 0
  adj 1: containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid" [syn: phosphorous, phosphoric]
• pinprick 0
  n 1: a minor annoyance 2: small puncture (as if made by a pin)
• plethoric 0
  adj 1: excessively abundant [syn: overabundant, plethoric, rife]
• polymeric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of a polymer; "a polymeric compound"
• prehistoric 0
  adj 1: belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples" [syn: prehistoric, prehistorical] 2: of or relating to times before written history; "prehistoric archeology" 3: no longer fashionable; "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"
• pyloric 0
  adj 1: relating to or near the pylorus
• redbrick 0
  adj 1: of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century [syn: red-brick, redbrick]
• rhetoric 0
  n 1: using language effectively to please or persuade 2: high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" [syn: grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric] 3: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric] 4: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
• rubric 0
  n 1: an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure 2: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text [syn: gloss, rubric] 3: directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book) 4: a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" [syn: title, statute title, rubric] 5: a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type 6: category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'" v 1: adorn with ruby red color
• satiric 0
  adj 1: exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine" [syn: satirical, satiric]
• sulphuric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing sulfur; "sulphuric esters" [syn: sulphuric, sulfuric]
• telluric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing the chemical element tellurium 2: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air [syn: tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene]
• turmeric 0
  n 1: widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye [syn: turmeric, Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica] 2: ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
• uric 0
  adj 1: in or relating to or obtained from urine; "uric acid"
• xeric 0
  adj 1: being deficient in moisture; "deserts provide xeric environments" [ant: hydric, mesic]
• garrick 0
  n 1: English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) [syn: Garrick, David Garrick]
• herrick 0
  n 1: English lyric poet (1591-1674) [syn: Herrick, Robert Herrick]
• homeric 0
  adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him; "Homeric Greek"
• pindaric 0
  n 1: an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units [syn: Pindaric ode, Pindaric]
• alaric 0
  n 1: king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)
• dysphoric 0
  adj 1: generalized feeling of distress [syn: dysphoric, distressed, unhappy] [ant: euphoric]
• kubrick 0
  n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1928) [syn: Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick]
• icteric 0
  adj 1: affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc [syn: jaundiced, icteric, yellow]
• tartaric 0
  adj 1: relating to or derived from or resembling tartar; "tartaric acid"
• amphoteric 0
  adj 1: having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either [syn: amphoteric, amphiprotic] [ant: acidic, alkalic, alkaline]
• congeneric 0
  adj 1: belonging to the same genus [syn: congeneric, congenerical, congenerous] n 1: an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) [syn: relative, congener, congenator, congeneric]
• agaric 0
  n 1: fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses [syn: agaric, Fomes igniarius] 2: a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
• zurich 0
  n 1: the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; "Zurich is the center of the German- speaking part of Switzerland"
• sulfuric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing sulfur; "sulphuric esters" [syn: sulphuric, sulfuric]
• amharic 0
  adj 1: related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language" n 1: the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact [syn: Amharic, Ethiopian language]
• stearic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or composed of fat
• metameric 0
  adj 1: having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters [syn: metameric, segmental, segmented]
• auric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing or derived from gold [syn: aurous, auric]
• satyric 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr; "this satyric old man pursues young girls" [syn: satyric, satyrical]
• airbrick 0
• dysenteric 0
• folkloric 0
• ionospheric 0
• isobaric 0
• sophomoric 0
• stratospheric 0
• toric 0
• carrick 0
• derek 0
• deryck 0
• eric 0
• merrick 0
• tariq 0
• myrrhic 0
• hyperbaric 0
• berwick 0
• skerrick 0
• steric 0
• diphtheric 0
• suberic 0
• trimeric 0
• valeric 0
• epimeric 0

See also Pyrrhic definition and Pyrrhic synonyms