hyperextended

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adjective

Extremely long; extended greatly

OriginEnglish extended ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehyperextended (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExtremely long; extended greatly

    Her one discernible flaw is her hyperextended arms, but while occasionally distracting, they also lend her elegance a youthful, gangly charm.

    2007 March 25, Gia Kourlas, “Paul Taylor’s Women Take a Leap Forward”, in New York Times
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hyperextend

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishextended
  8. Englishhyperextended

From hyper- + extended.

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APA

hyperextended. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperextended

MLA

“hyperextended.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperextended. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperextended,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperextended.

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