hypercatalectic adj 1: (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot [ant: {acatalectic}, {catalectic}] n 1: (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
Hypercatalectic \Hy`per*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hypercatalectique. See {Hyper-}, and {Catalectic}.] (Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse. [1913 Webster]