{ En*clit"ic (&ebreve;n*kl&ibreve;t"&ibreve;k), En*clit"ic*al (-&ibreve;*kal), } a. [L. encliticus, Gr. 'egkli`tikos, fr. 'egkli`nein to incline; 'en in + kli`nein to bend. See In, and Lean, v. i.] (Gram.) Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.