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hyperinflationary

hyperinflationary adjective: having very high levels of inflation.

Adjective

hyperinflationary (comparative more hyperinflationary, superlative most hyperinflationary)

  1. Having very high levels of inflation.
    • Zimbabweans have learned to live in a hyperinflationary environment, he added, “but the question is, how long can this continue?”2008 February 21, Agence France-Presse, “Zimbabwe: Inflation Breaks the Six-Figure Mark”, in New York Times

Forms of hyperinflationary

comparativemore hyperinflationary
superlativemost hyperinflationary

Origin of hyperinflationary

From hyper- + inflationary.

Questions about hyperinflationary

What does hyperinflationary mean?
Hyperinflationary means having very high levels of inflation.
What part of speech is hyperinflationary?
Hyperinflationary is an adjective.

Words near hyperinflationary in the dictionary

  1. hyperinflate
  2. hyperinflated
  3. hyperinflates
  4. hyperinflating
  5. hyperinflation
  6. hyperinflationary
  7. hyperinflations
  8. hyperinformation
  9. hypering
  10. hyperingenious
  11. hyperingenuity

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