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hyperactive Definition

hyper·ac·tive (hī′pər aktiv)

adjective

extremely, esp. abnormally, active

hyperactive Related Forms
hy′per·ac·tiv·ity (-ak tivə tē) noun
hyperactive Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • very: A very hyperactive comedian, whose talent lies in the delivery.
  • not: Churchgoers can now sit anywhere in the church without feeling stressed and the children are not hyperactive any more.
  • extremely: Crashing straight in they hit you with a massive surge of guitars, crunching keyboard and an extremely hyperactive singer.
  • often: Children do not thrive in GS, and are often hyperactive and allergic, inc. asthma and eczema.
  • so: Churchgoers can now sit anywhere in the church without feeling stressed and the children are not so hyperactive anymore.
  • normally: Even the normally hyperactive Spike grew calm, listening to the night.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Stop for fast food & fizzy drinks too often; they make some children hyperactive.

Modifies a noun

  • non-compliance: Forty percent of the CMP clients and 79 % of the PPS clients who were discharged from therapy demonstrated hyperactive non-compliance.
  • workout: Ocean Color Scene - Hyperactive Workout album reviews Hyperactive Workout by Ocean Color Scene - album reviews and ratings.
  • molecule: In this way, the concept of a ` hyperactive molecule ' greatly enhances the value of the original document.
  • disorder: In particular, much attention has focused on the use of fish to manage attention deficit hyperactive disorder ( ADHD ).
  • behavior: Does your child: Have over active or hyperactive behavior?
  • kid: In his own words I was a really hyperactive kid and my dad says I was a born fighter.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Mice became hyperactive in a testing box yet burrowed less in their home cages.