iambic /aɪˈæmbɪk/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.[J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic. — 1908 noun1 •An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs. formsiambics · more iambic · most iambic