iambicus

ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ĭambĭcus: a, um, adj., = ἰαμβικός>,
I iambic: pes, Diom. p. 473 P.: versus, id. p. 516 sq.; ib. et saep.