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pyrrhic

adjective

/ˈpɪrɪk/

Meaning

A victory won at such a great cost that it is almost equivalent to defeat.

The general declared the battle a pyrrhic victory due to heavy losses.

pyrrhic victory

costly, hollow, ruinous, devastating, bittersweet

easy, beneficial, fruitful

pyrrhic victory, pyrrhic outcome, pyrrhic success

Economical in use or expenditure; avoiding waste.

Becoming more and more rapid in growth or increase.

refusing to change one's mind; firmly determined

falling rapidly in copious streams; extremely heavy rainfall

being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value; identical

Extremely hungry; famished.