hyperbolically
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7.9
- adverb
- /haɪˈpɜːrbəˌlɪkli/
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hiperbólicamente
- Moreover, hyperbolically framing the orgasm as an act of God subtly conveys Adam's skepticism about the boy's story.
Examples
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I have argued that a general function of blending in political cartoons is to project political actors and events into new contexts where the cartoonist's point can be hyperbolically illustrated ("What's").
Academic text (2005) -
Only when, during the 2009 Gaza campaign, the press starts talking hyperbolically about "massacre" and "slaughter" does the philosopher in Finkler begin to have doubts about the group and its cause.
Academic text (2010) -
I am putting the matter hyperbolically, and I am not sure where Holly's argument ends and my own more extreme version of it begins.
Academic text (2007) -
I was there, and you weren't, and if I happen to express myself a little hyperbolically, Emily, that's just the way I talk.
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The Atlanta Constitution came to the almost certainly erroneous conclusion that the reason Long and other African-American leaders had reversed themselves was that blacks had finally come to terms with their exile from politics—what the paper hyperbolically termed "political slavery"—imposed on them by Republicans.
Academic text (2011) -
When he described the movie as the best of all time, he was speaking hyperbolically to emphasize how much he loved it.
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She tends to exaggerate, so when she said she was hyperbolically tired after the party, it was typical for her.
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The comedian made jokes hyperbolically about his family's quirks, making the audience laugh with his over-the-top statements.
Synonyms
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2.7
To a very great degree
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6.3
In a way that makes things seem much bigger or more important than they really are
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7.2
In a way that shows too much feeling to seem real
In a way that shows too much feeling or action
In a showy, proud way using big, fancy words
Antonyms
How Exaggerated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
hyperbolically = hyperbolic (transparent) = hyperbole + ic + ally
Standard adverbial derivation from the adjective 'hyperbolic' (formed from 'hyperbole'), so the meaning 'in an exaggerated manner' follows directly.
Etymology
Hyperbolically comes from Greek parts hyper- meaning 'over' and ballein meaning 'to throw', giving the image of 'throwing too far' beyond the truth. That's why to speak hyperbolically is to say something in an 'exaggerated' or over-the-top way, and you can remember it like hyperactive, where hyper- means 'too much'.