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hyperauthentic

adj

Etymology

From hyper- + authentic.

  1. derived from αὐθέντης — “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”
  2. derived from αὐθεντικός — “authentic, genuine”
  3. derived from authenticus
  4. derived from autentique
  5. inherited from authentik
  6. prefixed as hyperauthentic — “hyper + authentic”

Definitions

  1. Very highly authentic.

    • To overcome that lingering legacy, the younger Bush was all but compelled to become almost hyperauthentic in his Texan identity, and it was a role he took to with much gusto.
    • Isn’t this hyperauthentic narrative of Vietnamese victimhood just the sort of thing calculated to tug at the heartstrings — and wallets — of liberal American readers?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA