Catalectic

Origin

From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikos, "leaving off, incomplete") from κατά (kata, "down, wholly") + ληκτικός (lēktikos, "causing to stop")

Adjective

adjective

1. (poetry) Said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
2. incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance