hyperintelligent
adjective
hy·per·in·tel·li·gent
ˌhī-pər-in-ˈte-lə-jənt 
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or hyper-intelligent
: extremely intelligent
But Weinstein's cast is more than up to the task of playing hyperintelligent kids without turning them into cloying nerd cartoons.—
Chris Jones
Chris Jones… my column seems to be popular with a certain breed of hyper-intelligent, easily outraged, deeply ironical funsters …—Jonah Goldberg
Jonah GoldbergExamples of hyperintelligent in a Sentence
from an early age he showed signs of being a hyperintelligent child
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Developing a hyperintelligent wireless sensor The idea for Pontosense came about while Yihong and Alex were walking the showroom floor at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2023
Significantly less intimidating, Ascher’s other interview subjects (who include artists, scientists, and researchers) are hyperintelligent, articulate, and entertaining.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2021
The subtext, obviously, is that the whole Taylor family are an intense, hyperintelligent, little-bit-nuts family.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2021
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2023
Significantly less intimidating, Ascher’s other interview subjects (who include artists, scientists, and researchers) are hyperintelligent, articulate, and entertaining.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2021
The subtext, obviously, is that the whole Taylor family are an intense, hyperintelligent, little-bit-nuts family.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2021
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“Hyperintelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperintelligent. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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