Hyperadult
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hyperadult is an adjective meaning Having excessively or inappropriately adult characteristics.
Meaning
Having excessively or inappropriately adult characteristics.
More Meanings
- (biology) Exhibiting hypermorphosis; Having features that exaggerate adult morphology.
Example Sentences
This suggests a heterochronic event, such as a hypermorphosis (i.e., hyperadult size and shape, McNamara, 1986).
I mean, most people get off on stuff that goes back to puberty or even earlier, and 'I'm so aroused' sounds so hyperadult.
Her students - children living in a hyperadult world where playground disputes were settled with 9 mms - eventually drove her out of teaching.
It was slow enough now that I could take a good look at her — I couldn't decide her age, but there seemed to be a youthfulness to her that belied her hyperadult authority.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyperaged, overmature, overmatured, hypermature, hyperdeveloped, overdeveloped.
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