"hypersocial" meaning in English

See hypersocial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hypersocial [comparative], most hypersocial [superlative]
Etymology: From hyper- + social. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|social}} hyper- + social Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypersocial (comparative more hypersocial, superlative most hypersocial)
  1. Extremely social.
    Sense id: en-hypersocial-en-adj-g-~VzQdN
  2. Of a domesticated species. Going out of their way to please their owner, as compared to a tame animal.
    Sense id: en-hypersocial-en-adj-oiw-sP7W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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