exaggerative

[ig-zaj-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv]

ex·ag·ger·a·tive

[ig-zaj-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv]
adjective
tending to exaggerate; involving or characterized by exaggeration.
Also, ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry [ig-zaj-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] .


Origin:
1790–1800; exaggerate + -ive

ex·ag·ger·a·tive·ly, adverb
non·ex·ag·ger·a·tive, adjective
non·ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry, adjective
un·ex·ag·ger·a·tive, adjective
un·ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry, adjective
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Exaggerative has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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exaggerate (ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt)
 
vb
1.  to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
2.  (tr) to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual: his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness
 
[C16: from Latin exaggerāre to magnify, from aggerāre to heap, from agger heap]
 
ex'aggeratingly
 
adv
 
exagger'ation
 
n
 
ex'aggerative
 
adj
 
ex'aggeratory
 
adj
 
ex'aggerator
 
n

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