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hypersocial

hypersocial adjective: extremely social.

Adjective

hypersocial (comparative more hypersocial, superlative most hypersocial)

  1. Extremely social.
    • Some rats in these overcrowded communities appeared to develop hypersocial tendencies, seemingly obtaining accentuated satisfaction from close social contacts, refusing to eat except in the company of their companions.1974, Roger Pearson, Introduction to anthropology
    • "I'm a hypersocial person," she said.2007 December 13, Brent Bowers, “An Enthusiast Entrepreneur Kicks Off a T-Shirt Business”, in New York Times
  2. Going out of their way to please their owner, as compared to a merely tame animal.

Forms of hypersocial

comparativemore hypersocial
superlativemost hypersocial

Origin of hypersocial

From hyper- + social.

Questions about hypersocial

What does hypersocial mean?
Hypersocial means extremely social.
What part of speech is hypersocial?
Hypersocial is an adjective.

Words near hypersocial in the dictionary

  1. hyperslices
  2. hyperslow
  3. hypersmart
  4. hypersociability
  5. hypersociable
  6. hypersocial
  7. hypersociality
  8. hypersoft
  9. hypersofts
  10. hypersolid
  11. hypersolids

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