Hypercatalectic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hypercatalectic
       adj : (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of
             a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot [ant:
              {acatalectic}, {catalectic}]