hyperobservant

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English

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Etymology

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From hyper- +‎ observant. First used in the 1980s.

Adjective

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hyperobservant (comparative more hyperobservant, superlative most hyperobservant)

  1. Extremely observant.
    • 1993, Dick Gautier, Drawing and Cartooning 1,001 Faces[1], G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 22:
      And the next time you're out in public, start becoming hyperobservant; look at people's faces and apply the principles you've learned here.
    • 1994, Erica Arbeel, Women Like Us[2], Ticknor and Fields, page 42:
      Love, though, made Dudley hyperobservant.
    • 2006, Megan McCafferty, Charmed Thirds[3], Three Rivers Press, →ISBN, page 373:
      When her best friend, Hope Weaves, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated.
    • 2007, Ade <madge@poohfan.com>, uk.telecom.broadband[4] (Usenet), retrieved 26 May 2017:
      The hyperobservant of you may have noticed I recently posted asking questions about moving from plus.net to virgin media cable broadband.
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