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hyperbolic

[ hahy-per-bol-ik ]

adjective

  1. having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
  2. using hyperbole; exaggerating.
  3. Mathematics.
    1. of or relating to a hyperbola.
    2. derived from a hyperbola, as a hyperbolic function.


hyperbolic

/ ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a hyperbola
  2. rhetoric of or relating to a hyperbole


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Derived Forms

  • ˌhyperˈbolically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • hyper·boli·cal·ly adverb
  • nonhy·per·bolic adjective
  • nonhy·per·boli·cal adjective
  • nonhy·per·boli·cal·ly adverb
  • semi·hyper·bolic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbolic1

1640–50; hyperbole or hyperbol(a) + -ic

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Example Sentences

Again his language was hyperbolic, saying that the scheme would do more damage than the Luftwaffe had managed in World War II.

But this new crop of hyperbolic Clintonistas seems different.

It would be hyperbolic to crown Steve Beshear as a profile in courage.

Indeed, after nearly four years, there is a treasure trove of hyperbolic, over-the-top soundbites about it.

H.L. Mencken, admittedly a fast man with a hyperbolic comparison, thought him more profound than Henry James.

Such Oriental hyperbolic gratitude would have satisfied the greediest benefactor, and was infinitely in excess of what he owed me.

The real facts never became known, but the tales of these stirring times have been handed down in more or less hyperbolic form.

In many of these instances the hyperbolic gold and silver of the writers would undoubtedly be bronze.

In an hyperbolic involution any two conjugate points are harmonic conjugates with regard to the two foci.

In an hyperbolic involution the centre is the middle point between the foci.

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