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Definition of iambic:

A satirical poem ( such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
A verse composed of iambic feet.
An iambic foot; an iambus.
Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.

Synonyms:

couplet, rhyme, hexameter, foot, iamb, pentameter, verse, meter, quatrain, poetry, canto, dactyl, heroic couplet.

Usage examples:

The following examples show these and some other variations from pure iambic measure:- Example I.- Grief.

- "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.
48. What syllables have stress in a pure iambic line?

- "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.
It will be observed that iambic feet prevail in this translation.

- "Toward the Gulf", Edgar Lee Masters.