exaggeratedly
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6.3
- adverb
- /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪdli/
:
exageradamente
- The comedian told the story so exaggeratedly that everyone in the audience burst out laughing.
- sighing exaggeratedly
- exaggeratedly long
- look exaggeratedly
Examples
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As I prattle on, his eyes widen exaggeratedly, a parody of listening.
Fiction book (1999) -
With arms outspread and lifted, exaggeratedly mouthing the lyrics, he led the crowd in singing for him.
Blog text (16) -
So you do this exaggeratedly modest gesture.
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Durkin's head lolled back exaggeratedly.
Fiction book (1998) -
Okra is all dressed up with a pair of Stacy Adams shoes that make his feet look exaggeratedly long.
Fiction book (1990) -
Alan sighed in an exaggeratedly amused way, as if we had always been great mates and he understood me from top to bottom.
Fiction book (2002) -
Paul sighed, exaggeratedly patient.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I don't know," she answered, sighing exaggeratedly, the way Rose did sometimes when she did know but didn't want to say.
Fiction book (1992) -
He fanned himself exaggeratedly, grinning at Brianna.
Fiction book (1992) -
Staring at Auguste, her hands flutter over her heart, and an exaggeratedly dreamy look fills her face.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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7.2
In a way that shows too much feeling to seem real
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7.9
To say something to make it seem much bigger or worse than it is
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7.6
In a way that tries to seem more important or special than it is
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8.5
In a showy, exaggerated way to impress people
In a way that shows too much feeling or action
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Morphology
exaggeratedly = exaggerated (transparent) = exaggerate + ed + ly
The adverb is a regular formation from the adjective 'exaggerated' using the productive suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
Exaggeratedly comes from exaggerate, which breaks into ex- 'out' and a root meaning 'to heap up', like piling more on to make something seem bigger. So to speak exaggeratedly is to say something in a way that makes it seem larger or more important than it really is, and the -ly ending turns it into a word that tells how something is done.