Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anapestic \An`a*pes"tic\, a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. ?.]
   Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an
   anapestic meter, foot, verse. -- n. Anapestic measure or
   verse.

Source : WordNet®

anapestic
     adj : (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables
           followed by a long one [syn: {anapaestic}]