hypercatalectic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot
  2. adjective (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot

WordNet

Hy`per*cat`a*lec"tic adjective
Etymology
L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. : cf. F. hypercatalectique. See Hyper-, and Catalectic.
Definitions
  1. (Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse.

Webster 1913