catalectic /ka-tə-lekˈtik/

1. Incomplete
2. Lacking one syllable in the last foot (prosody)

catalexˈis noun

• hostessing
• hostess-ship
• hostess-ships
• hostess trolley
• hostess trolleys
• hostile
• hostile bid
• hostile bids
• hostilely
• hostiles
• hostile witness
• hostile witnesses
• hostilities
• hostility
• hosting
• hostings
• hostler
• hostlers
• hostlesse
• hostries
• hostry
• hosts
• hot
• hot air
• hot-air