hyperspecific

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ specific

Adjective

hyperspecific (comparative more hyperspecific, superlative most hyperspecific)

  1. Very highly specific.
    • 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 534:
      He landed not on coherent memories but on hyperspecific details – the salty weight of the air at sea, the length of Victoire’s eyelashes, the hitch in Ramy’s voice just before he burst out into full-bellied laughter.
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