hyperkinetic

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BLEACH, an animated, hyperkinetic, ghost-busting action series is the story of a 15 year-old named Ichigo Kurosaki who was born with the ability to see ghosts.

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  1. adjective Having or exhibiting hyperkinesia or hyperactivity.
  2. adjective Wildly fast-paced or excited; frenetic: a hyperkinetic sales pitch.

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  • A glowing, hyperkinetic, throbbing kaleidoscope of bright lights and eardrum-shattering sound, a chaotic mix of sensations that seemed to bleed right out of the humid air. —  UglyAmericans
  • Between the Wicked Witch, two kids who were sure to be hyperkinetic, and a despondent goddess who was losing her feathers, the post-holiday week was already getting to be a grind At nine o'clock, while Cleo and Tony were playing Nintendo in the living room, Halle was able to sneak Lily in from the garage and take her down the hall to her bedroom. —  Lunatics
  • "It's not exactly the kind of hyperkinetic mash-up music we have nowadays 'cause it's still focused on sounds that maybe you haven't heard before," he says. —  Baltimore City Paper
  • Emanuel is a combative, hyperkinetic, hyperpartisan former Clinton aide, a battle-scarred veteran of the bitter 1990s party wars who is known throughout Washington by the nickname "Rahmbo." —  chicagotribune.com -
  • This Saturday morning, the feeling is relaxed except for a hyperkinetic, rake-thin waitress who keeps popping into our peripheral view and asks if we've decided what to order.
 

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/hajpərkɪˈnɛtɪk, sɪˈnɛtɪk/
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