Hyperintellectual

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very highly intellectual.

    "Sheik is the smooth, handsome pop composer/performer who made it big with his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing," while Sater is the tightly coiled, hyperintellectual playwright whose work had largely been seen on the fringes of New York theatre."

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"Sheik is the smooth, handsome pop composer/performer who made it big with his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing," while Sater is the tightly coiled, hyperintellectual playwright whose work had largely been seen on the fringes of New York theatre."

Etymology

From hyper- + intellectual.

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