What is "hypercatalectic"

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.

a. Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).

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