ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hyperhygienist

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hyperhygienist is an adjective meaning Being too hygienic.

Meaning

Being too hygienic.

More Meanings

  1. (derogatory, agriculture, environment) Having an overemphasis on "safety" or "cleanliness" as defined only for the consumer, that effectively forces the use of pesticides, other chemicals, or even requires or encourages genetically modified organisms to prevent insects; and applied to certain agricultural policies, laws, food regulations, wholesale food buying rules, and tax, tariff and trade measures by advocates of organic farming.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hyperpurist, orthorexic, perfectionistic, germophobic, orthorectic, holier-than-thou.

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