Exaggerated

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In zoology, larger, more conspicuous, or more positive than that which is normal; specifically, in entomology, of deeper color: as, a species with exaggerated characters; exaggerated marks, spines, processes, etc.; a dark band exaggerated in the center.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of exaggerate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. represented as greater than is true or reasonable
  • adjective. enlarged to an abnormal degree
  • Word Usage
    "Brotherhood spokesman Essam El-Erian dispels what he calls an exaggerated fear of an Islamist "take over.""
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