{"word":"Pyrrhic","date":"2026-11-01","partOfSpeech":"adjective","pronunciation":"PEER-ik","definition":"achieved at excessive cost","example":"The basketball team’s comeback in the final minutes turned out to be a Pyrrhic victory as the star center injured her ankle.","etymology":"The word pyrrhic comes from Greek, derived from Pyrrhos, the name of a king of Epirus who defeated the Romans in 279 BC but suffered heavy losses, and the adjective suffix -ic. It entered English in the 17th century to describe a victory won at a great cost.","source":"merriam-webster","sourceUrl":"https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/pyrrhic-2026-11-01","fetchedAt":"2026-11-01T04:43:11.872Z","cached":false}