hyperdeveloped

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ developed.

Adjective

hyperdeveloped (comparative more hyperdeveloped, superlative most hyperdeveloped)

1. Developed to a very high degree.

   Antonym: underdeveloped

   • 1985, Brian M Stableford, David Langford, The Third Millennium:

     All the hyperdeveloped nations suffered equally from this slump.

   • 2006, Dante Cicchetti, Donald J Cohen, Developmental Psychopathology:

     What the extreme brain theory fails to consider, however, are the adverse consequences of a hyperdeveloped capacity for empathy...

Related terms

• development

Translations

developed to a very high degree

• French: hyperdéveloppé (fr) m