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hyperthetical

hyperthetical is the misspelling of hypothetical.

Meaning of hypothetical

Adjective

hypothetical (comparative more hypothetical, superlative most hypothetical)

  1. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
    • Such a subjunctive as appears in the principal clause (i.e. the apodosis) of a conditional sentence may be called a hypothetical subjunctive. An hypothetical subjunctive expresses an action¹ which, while its non-occurrence is implied, is yet supposed to occur, if some other action occur.1882, Henry John Roby, chapter XVIII, in A Latin grammar for schools, London: MacMillan and Co., Book IV : Syntax or use of Inflexional Forms, page 258
  2. Conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent.

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Adjective

hyperthetical (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting hyperthesis, long-distance metathesis.
    Synonyms:
    hyperthetic

Synonyms of hyperthetical

Questions about hyperthetical

What does hyperthetical mean?
Hyperthetical means exhibiting hyperthesis, long-distance metathesis.
What is hyperthetical the misspelling of?
Hyperthetical is the misspelling of hypothetical.
What part of speech is hyperthetical?
Hyperthetical is an adjective.

Words near hyperthetical in the dictionary

  1. hyperthermostability
  2. hyperthermostable
  3. hypertherms
  4. hyperthesis
  5. hyperthetic
  6. hyperthetical
  7. hyperthick
  8. hyperthickened
  9. hyperthickening
  10. hyperthreaded
  11. hyperthreading

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyperthetical (page history and authors); hypothetical (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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