unexaggerative

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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exaggerate (ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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