exaggerative en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English exaggerate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English exaggerative From exaggerate + -ive.
Meanings
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Marked by exaggeration.
[…] it is really an uncommon piece of exaggerative imagination which we find in the description of this old bean's elaborate costume, with its pads, straps, strings […]
1876, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 37, page 238:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more exaggerative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most exaggerative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
exaggerativeness · exaggeratively
Translations (4)
ga áibhéalach (marked by exaggeration) · ja 誇大 (marked by exaggeration) · es ponderativo (marked by exaggeration) · es exagerativo (marked by exaggeration)