hypertrophic

English

Etymology

From hypertroph(y) + -ic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/

Adjective

hypertrophic (comparative more hypertrophic, superlative most hypertrophic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
    • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 360:
      Yet these increasingly hypertrophic forms of masculinity existed in tension with ideals of obedience, courtesy, cultural refinement and charity that were still viewed as markers of the ‘gentleman’.

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Interlingua

Adjective

hypertrophic (not comparable)

  1. hypertrophic
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