variants:
or hyper-intellectual
Definition of hyperintellectual
: extremely or excessively intellectual
Lest you think that I'm some kind of hyperintellectual anti-television snob, let me assure you that I'm quite the TV addict.— Mark Leyner
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The first known use of hyperintellectual was in 1874
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