hyper
hy·per
adj \ˈhī-pər\Definition of HYPER
1
: high-strung, excitable; also : highly excited
2
: extremely active
See Examples of HYPER
- I get a little hyper when I drink too much coffee.
- <she's so hyper that she's the last person you'd want to turn to in an emergency>
Origin of HYPER
short for hyperactive
First Known Use: circa 1942
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Synonyms: fiddle-footed, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, excitable, hyperactive, hyperexcitable, hyperkinetic, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittery, skittish, spasmodic, spooky
Related Words: hot-blooded, mercurial, temperamental, unstable, volatile, volcanic; anxious, edgy, flibbertigibbety, nervy, tense, uptight; emotional, emotionalistic, hypersensitive, intense, sensitive, soulful; dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic; irascible, irritable, perturbable, prickly, testy, touchy
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