exaggerated
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- //ɪɡˈzæ.d͡ʒəˌɹeɪ.tɪd//
- //ɛɡ-//
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
adjective
- 1
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
The Wycombe slowing begins at West Wycombe; to the High Wycombe curve itself most exaggerated respect was shown, with a minimum of 30 m.p.h.
verb
- 1
Also a form of exaggeratesimple past and past participle of exaggerate
Forms
- comparative
- more exaggerated
- superlative
- most exaggerated
exact · Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth;…exactly · Without approximation; precisely.exaggerate · To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
exaggerated · That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
exaggerating · Given to exaggeration or serving to exaggerate; overblown.exaggeration · The act of heaping or piling up.exam · Shortened form of examine