hip
noun
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
hipper
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comparativeof hip.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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But it was up against other, hipper shows like The Word, and a balding, middle-aged, middle-class man being risqué suddenly seemed less cutting-edge.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Pairing with Snoop helped put the fastidious chef and crafter in front of a younger, hipper audience, while the grandmotherly Stewart assisted in making the rapper approachable for a wider range of consumers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
“It was a little more diverse and hipper, so they were probably getting some pushback from older readers.”
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2024
With “The Exhibit,” the Hirshhorn is eyeing the tens of millions of households that have access to the Smithsonian Channel and its arguably hipper sister network.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
String theory has further spawned something called "M theory," which incorporates surfaces known as membranes–or simply "branes" to the hipper souls of the world of physics.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
