Catalectic
[,kætә'lektik]
Definition
(noun.) (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot.
(adj.) (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot .
Edited by Andrea--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse.
(a.) Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance.
Editor: Monica
Definition
adj. incomplete: applied to a verse wanting one syllable at the end or terminating in an imperfect foot.
Typist: Mason