hyperkinetic
1hyperkinetic — 1880, from HYPER (Cf. hyper ) + KINETIC (Cf. kinetic). Perhaps immediately from Fr. hyperkinetic (1874). Related: Hyperkinesis …
2Hyperkinetic — Hy per*ki*net ic, a. Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis. [1913 Webster] …
3hyperkinetic — adjective Date: 1888 1. of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity < the hyperkinetic child > 2. characterized by fast paced or frenetic activity < a hyperkinetic movie > …
4hyperkinetic — hy·per·ki·net·ic (hī pər kə nĕtʹĭk, kī ) adj. 1. Having or exhibiting hyperkinesia or hyperactivity. 2. Wildly fast paced or excited; frenetic: a hyperkinetic sales pitch. * * * …
5hyperkinetic — Pertaining to or characterized by hyperkinesia. * * * hy·per·ki·net·ic net ik adj of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity <the hyperkinetic child> …
6hyperkinetic — adjective Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity. also: characterized by fast paced or frenetic activity …
7hyperkinetic — adj. suffering from an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular movement (Medicine) …
8hyperkinetic — hy·per·kinetic …
9hyperkinetic — Too physically active, jittery, peripatetic …
10hyperkinetic — I. “+ adjective Etymology: hyper + kinetic : of, relating to, or marked by hyperkinesia II. adjective : characterized by fast paced or frenetic activity : hyperactive …