Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Highly or excessively active.
  • adjective Characterized by or displaying overactivity.
  • adjective Having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Not in scientific use.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Exhibiting hyperactivity.

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  • adjective having an increased state of activity
  • adjective having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)

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  • adjective more active than normal

Etymologies

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hyper- +‎ active

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Examples

  • An excellent study in the prestigious medical journal Lancet found that children in general, and not just those suffering from attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can become more impulsive, inattentive, and hyperactive from the cocktail of artificial extras found in drinks, sweets, and processed foods.

    Maria Rodale: What's All This Food Coloring Good For? Maria Rodale 2010

  • An excellent study in the prestigious medical journal Lancet found that children in general, and not just those suffering from attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can become more impulsive, inattentive, and hyperactive from the cocktail of artificial extras found in drinks, sweets, and processed foods.

    Maria Rodale: What's All This Food Coloring Good For? Maria Rodale 2010

  • An excellent study in the prestigious medical journal Lancet found that children in general, and not just those suffering from attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can become more impulsive, inattentive, and hyperactive from the cocktail of artificial extras found in drinks, sweets, and processed foods.

    Maria Rodale: What's All This Food Coloring Good For? Maria Rodale 2010

  • His insights came in hyperactive bursts between sips from a quart-sized plastic coffee mug.

    The Plane That Would Bomb Iran 2007

  • His insights came in hyperactive bursts between sips from a quart-sized plastic coffee mug.

    The Plane That Would Bomb Iran 2007

  • It’s fine roaming around the room in hyperactive fashion when its your own company (ala Steve Jobs) but it is not OK when you are a 25-year-old consultant to the CEO of a Fortune 50 company.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Yeah, That’s Me All Right 2009

  • "If it were a child we would call it hyperactive; if it were a patient we would diagnose it with bipolar disorder; if it were a trader we would fire it for overtrading," wrote Ilan Solot , a London-based economist at Brown Brothers Harriman.

    Brazil Adds Stimulus to Series of Policy Reversals Paulo Prada 2011

  • As Dennett points out, even the simplest animals have what psychologist Justin Barrett in an article in Trends of Cognitive Science 4 2000:29-34, "Exploring the Natural Foundations of Religion," calls a hyperactive agent detection device, or HADD.

    Victor Stenger: Shit Happened Victor Stenger 2010

  • As Dennett points out, even the simplest animals have what psychologist Justin Barrett in an article in Trends of Cognitive Science 4 2000:29-34, "Exploring the Natural Foundations of Religion," calls a hyperactive agent detection device, or HADD.

    Victor Stenger: Shit Happened Victor Stenger 2010

  • It lets you run around during the opening credits if you're feeling hyperactive, which is cute.

    Archive 2008-07-01 tenshi_a 2008

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