Definitions for overactiveˌoʊ vərˈæk tɪv

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•ver•ac•tiveˌoʊ vərˈæk tɪv(adj.)

  1. exceptionally or excessively active; too active.

Origin of overactive:

1640–50

o`ver•ac•tiv′i•ty(n.)

o′ver•ac′tive•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hyperactive, overactive(adj)

    more active than normal

    "a hyperactive child"

Wiktionary

  1. overactive(Adjective)

    Excessively active.


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