hyperspecific

adj

Etymology

From hyper- + specific.

  1. derived from speciēs
  2. derived from specificus
  3. derived from specifique
  4. prefixed as hyperspecific — “hyper + specific

Definitions

  1. Very highly specific.

    • He landed not on coherent memories but on hyperspecific details – the salty weight of the air at sea, the length of Victoire’s eyelashes, the hitch in Ramy’s voice just before he burst out into full-bellied laughter.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hyperspecific. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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