\Spon*da"ic\, Spondaical \Spon*da"ic*al\, a. [L.
spondaicus, spondiacus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sponda["i]que.]
1. Or of pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees.
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.