iambicEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishiambic /ʌɪˈambɪk / ▸ adjective Prosody of or using iambuses: the epilogue is written in the finest iambic verse. ▸ noun iambic verse as a genre. ▪ (iambics) iambic verse. – ORIGIN mid 16th century: from French iambique, via late Latin from Greek iambikos, from iambos (see iambus).