Definition & Meaning of "hyperbolic"in English

hyperbolic

involving extreme exaggeration or overstatement, often used for emphasis or dramatic effect

exaggerated

overstated

tall

colored

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most hyperbolic

Comparative

more hyperbolic

gradable

domain

language, rhetoric, evaluation

Examples

The critic’s hyperbolic review made the restaurant sound like the best place on earth.

of or relating to a hyperbola

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