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hy·per·ki·net·ic (hī'pər-kə-nĕtʹĭk, -kī-)
adj.
1. Having or exhibiting hyperkinesia or hyperactivity.2. Wildly fast-paced or excited; frenetic:
a hyperkinetic sales pitch.
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Universalium. 2010.
hyperkinetic
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hyperkinetic — 1880, from HYPER (Cf. hyper ) + KINETIC (Cf. kinetic). Perhaps immediately from Fr. hyperkinetic (1874). Related: Hyperkinesis … Etymology dictionary
Hyperkinetic — Hy per*ki*net ic, a. Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperkinetic — adjective Date: 1888 1. of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity < the hyperkinetic child > 2. characterized by fast paced or frenetic activity < a hyperkinetic movie > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hyperkinetic — Pertaining to or characterized by hyperkinesia. * * * hy·per·ki·net·ic net ik adj of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity <the hyperkinetic child> … Medical dictionary
hyperkinetic — adjective Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity. also: characterized by fast paced or frenetic activity … Wiktionary
hyperkinetic — adj. suffering from an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular movement (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
hyperkinetic — hy·per·kinetic … English syllables
hyperkinetic — Too physically active, jittery, peripatetic … Herbal-medical glossary
hyperkinetic — I. “+ adjective Etymology: hyper + kinetic : of, relating to, or marked by hyperkinesia II. adjective : characterized by fast paced or frenetic activity : hyperactive … Useful english dictionary
hyperkinetic disorder — see attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder … Medical dictionary
