Most of the 108 children in the study were overactive, overritable…and doing poorly scholastically (Science News Letter).
SYNONYM(S): hyperactive.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ad|ver´sa|tive|ly — ad|ver|sa|tive «ad VUR suh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. expressing contrast, opposition, or antithesis: »“But” and “yet” are adversative conjunctions. –n. an adversative word, expression, or proposition. ╂[< Late Latin adversātīvus,… … Useful english dictionary
ad|ver|sa|tive — «ad VUR suh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. expressing contrast, opposition, or antithesis: »“But” and “yet” are adversative conjunctions. –n. an adversative word, expression, or proposition. ╂[< Late Latin adversātīvus, ultimately < ad… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|ac|tive — «OH vuhr AK tihv», adjective. too active; active to excess: »Most of the 108 children in the study were overactive, overritable…and doing poorly scholastically (Science News Letter). SYNONYM(S): hyperactive. –o´ver|ac´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… … English syllables
o´ver|pro|tec´tive|ness — o|ver|pro|tec|tive «OH vuhr pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. excessively protective. –o´ver|pro|tec´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|pro|tec|tive — «OH vuhr pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. excessively protective. –o´ver|pro|tec´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
di|ver|tive — «duh VUR tihv, dy », adjective. diverting; amusing; entertaining … Useful english dictionary
ex|tro|ver|tive — «EHKS truh VUR tihv», adjective. tending to extroversion: »Actors are not the extrovertive creatures they are generally considered (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
in|tro|ver|tive — «IHN tswa> VUR tihv», adjective. = introversive. (Cf. ↑introversive) … Useful english dictionary
