Pyrrhic victory flashcard sets

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1Purvey-Pyrrhic Victoryby ColeStipe8 termsJuly 17, 2009
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pyrrhic victory definitions
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1a too-costly victory48 sets
2a victory that is offset by staggering losses or that comes at a huge price15 sets
3a very costly success13 sets
4a too costly victory11 sets
5costly victory5 sets
6a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses5 sets
7a victory achieved at great cost.5 sets
8a victory won at excessive cost3 sets
9a very costly success.3 sets
10(n) a victory that is offset by staggering losses or that comes at a huge price3 sets
11a victory that is exceptionally costly2 sets
12a 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
13one that comes at too great a cost2 sets
14a victory won at too great a cost.2 sets
15too costly victory2 sets
16very costly success2 sets
17victory achieved at ruinous cost2 sets
18noun. a victory that is offset by staggering losses or that comes at a huge price.1 set
19victory with staggering loss1 set
20a victory at tremendous cost1 set
21pyrrhos 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
22a costly win1 set
23victory achieved at too great a cost1 set
24n- a victory that is offset by staggering losses1 set
25too great a loss1 set
26scarcely better than losing1 set
27winner's victory comes at such a great expense1 set
28a short term win that leads to long term loss1 set
29adj; a too costly victory; from pyrrhus, a greek king who defeated the romans in 279 bc, but suffered extremely heavy losses in the lilght1 set
30winning at too great a cost1 set
31a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost1 set
32to costly victory1 set
33a victory that comes into huge price1 set
34a victory achieved at great cost; a ruinous victory.1 set
35victory that comes with a huge price1 set
36noun : a victory that is offset by staggering losses or a huge price1 set
37victory in which there are many losses1 set
38a victory that has great consequences, staggering losses or comes at a great price1 set
39exceptionally costly victory1 set
40suffered great losses1 set