"laser-focused" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more laser-focused [comparative], most laser-focused [superlative]
Etymology: From laser focus + -ed or laser + focused; from the precise straightness of a laser beam. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|laser focus|ed}} laser focus + -ed, {{compound|en|laser|focused}} laser + focused Head templates: {{en-adj}} laser-focused (comparative more laser-focused, superlative most laser-focused)
  1. Very intensely focused; hyperfocused. Related terms: laser focus, laserlike
    Sense id: en-laser-focused-en-adj-nZkh7yyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

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