hypermotile 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 *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. English -ile English motile English hypermotile From hyper- + motile.
Meanings
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Abnormally or excessively motile.
Others saw this and realized my approach was much faster and easier than trying to pick up hypermotile ants with clumsy forceps.
2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more hypermotile | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most hypermotile | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |