hyperaggressive en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive English hyperaggressive From hyper- + aggressive.
Meanings
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Extremely aggressive
A lot of this was bravado, of course, friends showing off for friends in the disaffected, hyperaggressive macho style that now predominates among France’s disenfranchised suburban young.
2007 April 15, David Rieff, “Battle Over the Banlieues”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more hyperaggressive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most hyperaggressive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hyperaggressively · hyperaggressiveness