Spondaic \Spon*da"ic\, Spondaical \Spon*da"ic*al\, a. [L. spondaicus, spondiacus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sponda["i]que.] 1. Or of pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees. 2. Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees; as, a spondaic hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead of a dactyl in the fifth foot.