hyperformal

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adjective

Very highly formal; formal for formality's sake.

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Meanings

adjectivehyperformal (comparative more hyperformal, superlative most hyperformal)

comparative more hyperformal · superlative most hyperformal

  1. Very highly formal; formal for formality's sake.

    Most of the above linguistic elements used to display a mocking stance are formal and hyperformal rather than stereotypically white linguistic variants[…]

    2003, Roxy Harris, Ben Rampton, The Language, Ethnicity and Race Reader, page 311

Origin

From hyper- + formal.

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APA

hyperformal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperformal

MLA

“hyperformal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperformal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperformal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperformal.

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