hyperintellectual

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hyper- +‎ intellectual

Adjective[edit]

hyperintellectual (comparative more hyperintellectual, superlative most hyperintellectual)

  1. Very highly intellectual.
    • 2009 March 14, Richard Ouzounian, “Getting the jump on spring”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      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.