hyperintellectual

adjective

Very highly intellectual.

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Meanings

adjectivehyperintellectual (comparative more hyperintellectual, superlative most hyperintellectual)

comparative more hyperintellectual · superlative most hyperintellectual

  1. Very highly intellectual.

    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.

    2009 March 14, Richard Ouzounian, “Getting the jump on spring”, in Toronto Star

Origin

From hyper- + intellectual.

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APA

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Chicago

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