hyperactive
hyperactive
Definition
hyper·ac·tive (hī′pər ak′tiv)
adjective
extremely, esp. abnormally, active
hy′per·ac·tiv′·ity (-ak tiv′ə 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.
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