An adonic is a unit of Aeolic verse, a five-syllable metrical foot consisting of a dactyl followed by a trochee. The last line of a Sapphic stanza is an adonic. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonic
A·don'ic adjective [ French adonique : confer Latin Adonius .] Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty. - - noun An Adonic verse. Adonic verse , a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (-- ⌣ ⌣ - -- --). Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/32
adjective having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee; `the verse of the laments is Adonic` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
noting a verse consisting of a dactyl (&dactyl;) followed by a spondee (&spondee;) or trochee (&trochee;). · of or like Adonis. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/adonic