hyper

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The first is what I like to call a hyper-rational process.

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  1. adjective Slang Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung.
  2. adjective Slang Emotionally stimulated or overexcited.

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  • The first is what I like to call a hyper-rational process. —  Joshua Prince-Ramus on Seattle's library
  • This is described as a hyper-competitive market across the entire footprint, the Baton Rouge market and the Lafayette market. —  The Independent Weekly
  • Plot details are being kept under wraps, but project is described as a hyper-realistic action movie set in the Middle Ages. —  Variety.com
  • But calling her hyper-ambitious and thinking she would run for office to me seems a stretch.
  • But in doing these loans the damage these banks caused was disproportionately large for their size as all they managed to do was "hyper" - supply an already gluttonously-supplied level of housing. —  Libertarian Blog Place
 

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hyperbippy · hypertype · hypersomnia · hyperconnectivity · hypermile · hyperemic · hyperlexic · hypermedia · hyperpolyglot · hyperdeath · hyperventilate

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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Short for hyperactive.

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  1. Abbr. of hypercritic.
  2. Origin obscure.
 

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/ˈhaɪpər/
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