Noun has 1 sense

• hypercatalectic(n = noun.communication) - (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot;


Derived form adjective hypercatalectic₁

Adjective has 1 sense

• hypercatalectic(a = adj.all) - (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot;
Antonym: acatalectic, catalectic
Derived form noun hypercatalectic₁