Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Adonic

Adonic ({not transcribed}) , adjective

[French adonique: compare Latin Adonius.]

Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty.
An Adonic verse.
Collocations (1)
Adonic verse , a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (-- c c | -- --).