\Dac*tyl"ic\, a. [L. dactylicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?.]
Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as,
dactylic verses.

\Dac*tyl"ic\, n.
1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these
   lines are dactylics.
2. pl. Dactylic meters.