hyperactive
Americanadjective
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unusually or abnormally active.
a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
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(of children) displaying exaggerated physical activity sometimes associated with neurologic or psychologic causes.
adjective
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- hyperaction noun
- hyperactively adverb
- hyperactivity noun
Etymology
Origin of hyperactive
Example Sentences
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His mother said he “talks 24/7 all day every day” and while he can be hyperactive, “I do feel he can control himself.”
He has an incredibly advanced laser-fueled 3-D printer, but deploys it like a hyperactive toddler smashing toy soldiers together.
But that trajectory changed when his parents decided their son, who admitted to being a "hyperactive" youngster, needed another outlet.
From BBC
To be fair, Temu’s popularity isn’t totally tied to how broke everybody is — Temu’s hyperactive interface is a masterclass in gamified consumption, rendering a purchase of new socks a trip to the digital casino.
From Salon
But the star is the movie’s hyperactive, even overwhelmingly contradictory nostalgia.
From Los Angeles Times
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