"hypertheoretical" meaning in English

See hypertheoretical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hypertheoretical [comparative], most hypertheoretical [superlative]
Etymology: hyper- + theoretical Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|theoretical}} hyper- + theoretical Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypertheoretical (comparative more hypertheoretical, superlative most hypertheoretical)
  1. Excessively theoretical.
    Sense id: en-hypertheoretical-en-adj-QUK78H-4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-

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