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hypertechnical

hypertechnical

9.3
Too focused on small rules and complex words that confuse people
  • adjective
  • /ˌhaɪpərˈtɛknɪkəl/
translation icon : hiper-técnico
  • The instructions were overly hypertechnical, making them difficult for anyone without a background in engineering to understand.

Examples

  • If immigrant visas were available on a current basis, the other major problem with the existing immigrant selection system would be highlighted: the long processing delays and hypertechnical requirements in the labor certification procedure.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The First calls everything else "hypertechnical" with little analysis of the major philosophical or legal issues at stake.

    Blog text (2)

  • Cases in the law often look boring and hypertechnical at a superficial level, but they become fascinating once study proceeds to a level deep enough to enable one to understand them fully.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Robert Vance, an attorney for United Minority Enterprises Association, the local minority-business group that joined the case to defend the ordinance, says the contractors and the judge were "hypertechnical" in evaluating the study.

    Academic text (1995)

  • His hypertechnical explanations frustrated the listeners who preferred simpler terms and clearer concepts.

  • The software documentation was filled with hypertechnical jargon, which confused many new users.

Synonyms

technical
vshypertechnical
  • Specialized
350 4.4

About practical skills and knowledge for a job or field

adds an extreme excessive focus on rules and complex terms
pedantic
vshypertechnical
13 8.1

Paying too much attention to small rules or details, often annoying others

is about technical excess rather than minor rule focus
wonkish
vshypertechnical
1 9.6

Very focused on technical details that are hard to understand

is more extreme stressing excessive focus on technical rules and complex terms
overly researchy
vshypertechnical
  • Informal
9.9

Too academic and formal for general readers to understand

is more about technical detail overload than general academic formality

Antonyms

simple
∞ 1.0

Easy to understand or do

nontechnical
1 3.5

Easy to understand for people without special training

How Technical

hypertechnical
9.3
specialized
  • US
70 5.4
technical
  • Specialized
350 4.4
nontechnical
1 3.5

Surface Forms

hypertechnical positive

Morphology

hypertechnical = technical (transparent) = hyper + techn + ical

Adding hyper- to technical straightforwardly gives the sense of being excessively technical.

Etymology

Hypertechnical comes from the Greek prefix hyper- meaning 'too much' and the word technical, which is related to technique and means 'skill' or 'craft'. So, hypertechnical means 'too much focus on skill or detail', which is why we call something that is full of confusing technical rules or details hypertechnical.