sapphic

a. [ L. Sapphicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; Sappho. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Pros.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; -- said of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl. [ 1913 Webster ]