hyperactive

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[ US /ˌhaɪpɝˈæktɪv/ ]
[ UK /hˌa‍ɪpəɹˈæktɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. more active than normal
    a hyperactive child
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How To Use hyperactive In A Sentence

  • Clear-cut clinical evidence of a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus should be present, such as respiratory distress, a continuous murmur, a hyperactive precordium, cardiomegaly and pulmonary plethora on chest x-ray. THE MEDICAL NEWS
  • She said that the staff seemed hyperactively helpful, as if they were on permanent running highs, or triple espressos. Shopping, On the Run
  • -- Do they seem overtired, cranky, irritable, aggressive, overemotional or hyperactive, or have trouble thinking during the day? Kids tucked in with a dose of melatonin
  • Although basically a noble failure from the sound of it, good things have come of the attempt—for example, "The Colbert Report," where the gentle, soft-spoken Brit rose hyperactively to the occasion. Perfecting The Toaster
  • While it can be argued that make sex too-taboo of a topic can hamper the spread of information, in 10 – 16 year-olds, giving that hyperactive brain region a chance to relax a smidge is more likely to be helpful. The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause
  • A hyperactive manic patient will nearly always have a rapid heart rate, but it doesn't follow that a rapid heart rate causes the mania.
  • Willoughby, an attention-seeking hyperactive child, was, by his mid to late teens, violently deranged.
  • I was a hyperactive child who attended the Detroit public schools.
  • It all starts when Chuck is asked to teach an after-school program in cartooning to elementary school kids†¦ and it isn†™ t long before he learns the kids can be more hyperactive than his doodles! Archie Comics for February 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
  • Women who suffer anxiety during pregnancy are, apparently, twice as likely to have a hyperactive child.
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