hypervigilant

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English

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Etymology

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From hyper- +‎ vigilant.

Adjective

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hypervigilant (comparative more hypervigilant, superlative most hypervigilant)

  1. In a state of hypervigilance.
    • 2007 August 25, “Dollars for Sale”, in New York Times[1]:
      And policy makers and currency traders are once again hypervigilant for signs that Asian central banks might redeploy part of their dollar-based debt holdings into non-American investments.