hyperobservant

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ observant. First used in the 1980s.

Adjective

hyperobservant (comparative more hyperobservant, superlative most hyperobservant)

1. Extremely observant.
   • 1993, Dick Gautier, Drawing and Cartooning 1,001 Faces‎^[1], G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 22:

     And the next time you're out in public, start becoming hyperobservant; look at people's faces and apply the principles you've learned here.

   • 1994, Erica Arbeel, Women Like Us‎^[2], Ticknor and Fields, page 42:

     Love, though, made Dudley hyperobservant.

   • 2006, Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds‎^[3], Three Rivers Press, →ISBN, page 373:

     When her best friend, Hope Weaves, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated.

   • 2007, Ade <madge@poohfan.com>, uk.telecom.broadband‎^[4] (Usenet), retrieved 26 May 2017:

     The hyperobservant of you may have noticed I recently posted asking questions about moving from plus.net to virgin media cable broadband.

Related terms

• hyperobservance