Dictionary entry

Proceleusmatic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Proc′e‐leus‐mat″ic (?), a. [L. proceleusmaticus, Gr. �, fr. � to rouse to action beforehand; � + � to incite; cf. F. procéleusmatique.]

1. Inciting; animating; encouraging. Johnson.

2. (Pros.) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of feet of four short syllables each.