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hyperintellectual

hyperintellectual adjective: very highly intellectual.

Adjective

hyperintellectual (comparative more hyperintellectual, superlative most hyperintellectual)

  1. Very highly intellectual.
    • Sheik is the smooth, handsome pop composer/performer who made it big with his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing," while Sater is the tightly coiled, hyperintellectual playwright whose work had largely been seen on the fringes of New York theatre.2009 March 14, Richard Ouzounian, “Getting the jump on spring”, in Toronto Star

Forms of hyperintellectual

comparativemore hyperintellectual
superlativemost hyperintellectual

Origin of hyperintellectual

From hyper- + intellectual.

Questions about hyperintellectual

What does hyperintellectual mean?
Hyperintellectual means very highly intellectual.
What part of speech is hyperintellectual?
Hyperintellectual is an adjective.

Words near hyperintellectual in the dictionary

  1. hyperinsulinemic
  2. hyperinsulinism
  3. hyperinsulinization
  4. hyperinteger
  5. hyperintegers
  6. hyperintellectual
  7. hyperintelligence
  8. hyperintelligences
  9. hyperintelligent
  10. hyperintense
  11. hyperintensely

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