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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Purvey-Pyrrhic Victoryby ColeStipe | 8 terms | July 17, 2009 |
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| pyrrhic victory definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a too-costly victory | 46 sets | |
| 2 | a very costly success | 13 sets | |
| 3 | a victory that is offset by staggering losses or that comes at a huge price | 12 sets | |
| 4 | a too costly victory | 11 sets | |
| 5 | a victory achieved at great cost. | 5 sets | |
| 6 | costly victory | 5 sets | |
| 7 | a victory won at excessive cost | 3 sets | |
| 8 | a very costly success. | 3 sets | |
| 9 | (n) a victory that is offset by staggering losses or that comes at a huge price | 3 sets | |
| 10 | too costly victory | 2 sets | |
| 11 | a victory won at too great a cost. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | a victory that is exceptionally costly | 2 sets | |
| 13 | a victory or success that comes at the expense of great losses or costs. the phrase is an allusion to king pyrrhus of epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties when he defeated the romans during the pyrrhic war at heraclea in 280 bc and asculum in 279 bc. | 2 sets | |
| 14 | one that comes at too great a cost | 2 sets | |
| 15 | a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses | 2 sets | |
| 16 | very costly success | 2 sets | |
| 17 | victory achieved at ruinous cost | 2 sets | |
| 18 | n- a victory that is offset by staggering losses | 1 set | |
| 19 | an empty, not worthwhile "victory", because the cost is too high a price to pay | 1 set | |
| 20 | to costly victory | 1 set | |
| 21 | a victory won at such great cost to the victor that it is tantamount to a defeat | 1 set | |
| 22 | a victory at tremendous cost | 1 set | |
| 23 | a victory that comes into huge price | 1 set | |
| 24 | too great a loss | 1 set | |
| 25 | scarcely better than losing | 1 set | |
| 26 | winner's victory comes at such a great expense | 1 set | |
| 27 | a short term win that leads to long term loss | 1 set | |
| 28 | adj; a too costly victory; from pyrrhus, a greek king who defeated the romans in 279 bc, but suffered extremely heavy losses in the lilght | 1 set | |
| 29 | success gained at too high a cost | 1 set | |
| 30 | a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost | 1 set | |
| 31 | victory with staggering loss | 1 set | |
| 32 | a victory that is offset by staggering losses. | 1 set | |
| 33 | a victory offset by staggering losses | 1 set | |
| 34 | a victory that has great consequences, staggering losses or comes at a great price | 1 set | |
| 35 | exceptionally costly victory | 1 set | |
| 36 | victory with a lot of death on your side, keep winning battles but lose too many men in the process | 1 set | |
| 37 | pyrrhos defeated the romans at asculum, 279 bc but lost so many man that he exclaimed "one more such victory and we are undone!" | 1 set | |
| 38 | a costly win | 1 set | |
| 39 | victory in which there are many losses | 1 set | |
| 40 | noun : a victory that is offset by staggering losses or a huge price | 1 set | |