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hyperextended

hyperextended adjective: extremely long; extended greatly. Also the simple past and past participle of hyperextend.

Adjective

hyperextended (not comparable)

  1. Extremely long; extended greatly
    • Her one discernible flaw is her hyperextended arms, but while occasionally distracting, they also lend her elegance a youthful, gangly charm.2007 March 25, Gia Kourlas, “Paul Taylor’s Women Take a Leap Forward”, in New York Times

Also used as

hyperextended is also the simple past and past participle of hyperextend.

Origin of hyperextended

From hyper- + extended.

Questions about hyperextended

What does hyperextended mean?
Hyperextended means extremely long; extended greatly.
What part of speech is hyperextended?
Hyperextended is an adjective.

Words near hyperextended in the dictionary

  1. hyperexpresses
  2. hyperexpressing
  3. hyperexpression
  4. hyperextend
  5. hyperextendable
  6. hyperextended
  7. hyperextending
  8. hyperextends
  9. hyperextensibility
  10. hyperextensible
  11. hyperextension

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