hyperthyroidic en · ADJ
Etymology
From hyper- + thyroid + -ic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Relating to hyperthyroidism.
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(figuratively, not-comparable) Excessive.
But we can get Glenn Beck teary and feel a Chris Matthews thrill up the leg as we think about the hyperthyroidic posturing of Keith Olbermann and Bill O’Reilly.
2009 July 21, Clyde Haberman, “2009: A Year to Remember 40 Years Ago”, in New York Times: