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unexaggerative
ex·ag·ger·a·tive
/
ɪgˈzædʒ
əˌreɪ
tɪv, -ər
ə
tɪv
/
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[
ig-
zaj
-
uh
-rey-tiv, -er-
uh
-tiv
]
Show IPA
adjective
tending to
exaggerate
; involving or characterized by exaggeration.
Also,
ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry
/
ɪgˈzædʒ
ər
əˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
Show Spelled
[
ig-
zaj
-er-
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1790–1800;
exaggerate
+
-ive
Related forms
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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World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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