overactive

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o·ver·ac·tive (

adj.

Active to an excessive or abnormal degree: an overactive child.

over·ac·tivi·ty n.

overactive [ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv]

adj

1. inordinately active

2. (Medicine) (of the thyroid or adrenal gland, nervous system, etc.) functioning at too high a capacity

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Adj.

overactive - more active than normal; "a hyperactive child"

hyperactive

active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

Translations

overactive [ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv] ADJ → calenturienta; [thyroid] → hiperactivo

overactive [ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv] adj → troppo attivo/a; (imagination) → sbrigliato/a
she's got an overactive thyroid → soffre di ipertiroidismo

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