Hyperadult
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Having excessively or inappropriately adult characteristics.
"As matters now stand, "programs" too often result in the formation of individuals whose intelligence may be hyperadult, but whose affective and moral sensibility is childish."
- 2 Exhibiting hypermorphosis; Having features that exaggerate adult morphology.
"When sexual maturity is delayed development of the organism may continue over a longer time span. this extension of the growth phase facilitates the formation of a “hyperadult” morphology and a large size, a situation referred to as hypermorphosis."
Example
More examples"As matters now stand, "programs" too often result in the formation of individuals whose intelligence may be hyperadult, but whose affective and moral sensibility is childish."
Etymology
From hyper- + adult.
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