hyperthyroid

[ hahy-per-thahy-roid ]

adjectivePathology.
  1. of, relating to, or having hyperthyroidism.

  2. characterized by extreme intensity, emotionalism, or lack of restraint: hyperthyroid journalism.

Origin of hyperthyroid

1
First recorded in 1915–20; hyper- + thyroid

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How to use hyperthyroid in a sentence

  • She was one of those twitchy hyper-thyroid clairvoyants that he likes to test.

    The Right Time | Walter Bupp