'Hypercatalectic' definitions:
Definition of 'hypercatalectic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot [ant: acatalectic, catalectic]
noun
(prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
Definition of 'Hypercatalectic'
From: GCIDE
- 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]