exaggerative
[ ig-zaj-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]
adjective
tending to exaggerate; involving or characterized by exaggeration.
Origin of exaggerative
1First recorded in 1790–1800; exaggerate + -ive
- Also ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry [ig-zaj-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /ɪgˈzædʒ ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.
Other words from exaggerative
- 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
Words Nearby exaggerative
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How to use exaggerative in a sentence
I am afraid it is impossible to explain this monster amid the exaggerative sects and the eccentric clubs of my country.
The Ball and The Cross | G.K. ChestertonHe can be called exaggerative; but mere exaggeration conveys nothing of his typical talent.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens | G. K. ChestertonHe may have been morose, fanatical, exaggerative; but his bitter words suggest at least this dilemma.
Plays and Puritans | Charles KingsleyWas it more than a figure of speech, an exaggerative personification under great emotion of what most people would call chance?
Sinister Street, vol. 2 | Compton MackenzieTo Syme's exaggerative mind the bright, bleak houses and terraces by the Thames looked as empty as the mountains of the moon.
The Man Who Was Thursday | G. K. Chesterton
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