Căt'a-lĕc'tic, a.

a. [Lat. catalecticus, Gr. καταληκτικός, incomplete, from καταλήγειν, to leave off, from κατά, down, and λήγειν, to stop.] (Pros.) Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse.