hypertense

H4Y4P3E1R1T1E1N1S1E1

adjective

Extremely tense.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivehypertense (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExtremely tense.

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. Englishtense
  8. Englishhypertense

From hyper- + tense.

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APA

hypertense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertense

MLA

“hypertense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertense. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypertense,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertense.

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