acatalectic

adjective

acat·​a·​lec·​tic (ˌ)ā-ˌka-tə-ˈlek-tik 

: not catalectic

acatalectic verse

acatalectic noun

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin acatalēcticus, from a- a- entry 2 (borrowed from Greek a-) + catalēcticus "catalectic," borrowed from Greek katalēktikós — more at catalectic

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for acatalectic

• apoplectic
• dialectic
• cachectic
• eclectic
• eutectic
• symplectic
• hectic
• pectic
• smectic