Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to or characterized by exaggeration; exaggerating.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Marked by
exaggeration .
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Examples
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He can be called exaggerative; but mere exaggeration conveys nothing of his typical talent.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens 1905
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But you have to agree with me that Malaysians are too exaggerative when it comes to shopping malls.
'Tis Tasmania (from a Malaysian eye) Jerine 2009
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Technically their advertising 'a whizz-bang fun presentation full of explosive fun' was a little exaggerative, as there where no bangs or explosions - but it was entertaining nonetheless.
An evening of fun science Brian Clegg 2010
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Technically their advertising 'a whizz-bang fun presentation full of explosive fun' was a little exaggerative, as there where no bangs or explosions - but it was entertaining nonetheless.
Archive 2010-03-01 Brian Clegg 2010
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The tragic and sad thing, Frank, is that it's an apt - a supremely fitting - analogy and description, not exaggerative in the least. phil
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Robinson was able to garner national attention due to his bombastic and exaggerative rhetoric.
Tracking Today's Super-Delegates: Many Who Met With Obama Today Remaining Neutral 2009
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But you have to agree with me that Malaysians are too exaggerative when it comes to shopping malls.
Archive 2009-02-01 Jerine 2009
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And I hope there's no hard feelings about you book cover: I was obviously being exaggerative; and I don't think it speaks at all to the book's content. well not that much at least!
Book Progress James F. McGrath 2008
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The two, to the dim eye of Idle, far below, look in the exaggerative mist, like a pair of friendly giants, mounting the steps of some invisible castle together.
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This suggests we're dealing with exaggerative caricatures.
Archive 2006-04-01 Mac 2006
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