pyrrhic

PI-rik (‘pi’ as in ‘pick’)

adjective

(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor

‘Frodo saved the Shire, but it was a pyrrhic victory.’

antonyms:

worthwhile, rewarding

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Yo. Do you think Frodo’s victory was pyrrhic? And what other characters sacrificed their own wellbeing to win? I suppose the victor could be many people, too, or even the whole ‘side’.

Now get back to your homework! (Well, I assume you’re procrastinating. That’s what I’m doing.)

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