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hyperspecific en · ADJ

Etymology

From hyper- + specific.

Meanings

  1. Very highly specific.
    • He landed not on coherent memories but on hyperspecific details – the salty weight of the air at sea, the length of Victoire’s eyelashes, the hitch in Ramy’s voice just before he burst out into full-bellied laughter. 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 534:

Forms

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more hyperspecific Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most hyperspecific Degree=Sup lexicographic