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
exaggerated — index excessive, histrionic, inflated (overestimated), inordinate, lurid, outrageous, unreasonable Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
exaggerated — [adj] overstated, embellished a bit thick*, abstract, amplified, artificial, bouncing, caricatural, distorted, embroidered, exalted, excessive, extravagant, fabricated, fabulous, false, fantastic, farfetched, hammy, highly colored, histrionic,… … New thesaurus
exaggerated — ex|ag|ge|rat|ed [ıgˈzædʒəreıtıd] adj 1.) if something is exaggerated, it is described as better, larger etc than it really is ▪ The revenue figures may be slightly exaggerated . grossly/greatly/wildly exaggerated ▪ The danger had been greatly… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
exaggerated — adjective 1 described as better, more important etc than is really true: exaggerated reports of the army s gains 2 an exaggerated sound or movement is emphasized to make people notice: exaggerated movements of his arms … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
exaggerated — adj. greatly, grossly exaggerated * * * [ɪg zædʒəreɪtɪd] grossly exaggerated greatly … Combinatory dictionary
exaggerated — ex|ag|ger|at|ed [ ıg zædʒə,reıtəd ] adjective 1. ) describing something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is: exaggerated claims about the drug s benefits 2. ) done in an extreme way that does… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exaggerated — UK [ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪtɪd] / US [ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪtəd] adjective 1) describing something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is exaggerated claims about the drug s benefits 2) done in an extreme way that does … English dictionary
exaggerated — [ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪtɪd] adj 1) describing something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is exaggerated claims[/ex] 2) done in a way that does not seem sincere or natural a tone of exaggerated… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
