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   pyrrhic

   /ˈpɪrɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor: "the best they can hope for is a pyrrhic victory"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from Greek Pyrrhikos, from the name of Pyrrhus, a Greek king who defeated the Romans in 279 bc but sustained heavy losses, + -ic.

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • P

     3

   • Y

     4

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • C

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