hyperaggressive
adjective
hy·per·ag·gres·sive
ˌhī-pər-ə-ˈgre-siv 
variants
or hyper-aggressive
: extremely or excessively aggressive
a hyperaggressive sales agent
… the high-status prizes now go only to those willing to be hyperaggressive about doing what's necessary to achieve results.—
Kenneth Labich
Kenneth Labich
hyperaggressively
adverb
or hyper-aggressively
Genetically altered mice are scampering all over the place, losing weight, acting hyperaggressively.
—Linton Weeks
Linton Weeks
hyperaggressiveness
noun
or hyper-aggressiveness
… the spotted hyena, famed for the hyperaggressiveness of the female member of the species.
—Natalie Angier
Natalie Angier
Examples of hyperaggressive in a Sentence
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Auburn surprisingly sat out the quarterback transfer market a year ago but was hyperaggressive at the position this winter.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
One worker wasp—and only one—suddenly becomes hyperaggressive.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual.
—William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021
Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
This laid a baseline for effective appeals, but neither man put forth a vision for America’s future, except for brief moments separated by long stretches of interruptions, insults and invective, often from the hyperaggressive president.
—Karl Rove, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
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Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
One worker wasp—and only one—suddenly becomes hyperaggressive.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2013
Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Their hyperaggressive driving was deranged, but unfortunately not unusual.
—William Falk, The Week, 14 Aug. 2021
Unsurprisingly, most available evidence suggests that their style of hyperaggressive diplomacy wasn’t winning friends.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Not only does the US have to contend with more contagious COVID variants from the UK and South Africa, but a hyperaggressive relaxation of COVID safety guidelines could spur additional outbreaks in the near future.
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
This laid a baseline for effective appeals, but neither man put forth a vision for America’s future, except for brief moments separated by long stretches of interruptions, insults and invective, often from the hyperaggressive president.
—Karl Rove, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
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“Hyperaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperaggressive. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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hyperaggressive
adjective
hy·per·ag·gres·sive
ˌhī-pə-rə-ˈgres-əv
: extremely or excessively aggressive
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