/huy'peuhr kat'l ek"tik/ , adj. Pros.
(of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot. Cf. acatalectic (def. 2), catalectic .
[ 1695-1705; hypercatalecticus, equiv. to Gk hyperkatálekt ( os ) + L -icus -IC; see HYPER-, CATALECTIC ]