- exaggeratedly
- adverb see exaggerate
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exaggeratedly
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exaggeratedly — exaggerate ► VERB 1) represent as being greater than in reality. 2) (exaggerated) enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions. DERIVATIVES exaggeratedly adverb exaggeration noun. ORIGIN Latin exaggerare heap up … English terms dictionary
Exaggeratedly — Exaggerated Ex*ag ger*a ted, a. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. {Ex*ag ger*a ted*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exaggeratedly — See exaggerate. * * * … Universalium
exaggeratedly — adverb To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner … Wiktionary
exaggeratedly — adv. excessively, in an overstated manner … English contemporary dictionary
exaggeratedly — ex·ag·ger·at·ed·ly … English syllables
exaggeratedly — adverb in an exaggerated manner • Syn: ↑hyperbolically • Derived from adjective: ↑hyperbolic (for: ↑hyperbolically) … Useful english dictionary
exaggerated — exaggeratedly, adv. /ig zaj euh ray tid/, adj. 1. unduly or unrealistically magnified: to have an exaggerated opinion of oneself. 2. abnormally increased or enlarged. [1545 55; EXAGGERATE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
la-di-da — Exaggeratedly mannered, apparently affected, in speech (or clothes, behaviour, etc.) … A concise dictionary of English slang
exaggerated — [[t]ɪgzæ̱ʤəreɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is exaggerated is or seems larger, better, worse, or more important than it actually needs to be. They should be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what such courses can achieve... Western fears,… … English dictionary
