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单词 exaggeratory
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exaggeratoryadj.

/ɛɡˈzadʒərəˌtəri/
Etymology: < exaggerate v. + -ory suffix2.
Containing or characterized by exaggeration; prone to exaggerate.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective] > given to exaggeration
overlashing1578
overreaching1579
hyperbolizinga1620
exaggeratory1759
exaggerative1797
dramatizing1808
exaggerating1817
1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xxviii. 14 You fall into the common errours of exaggeratory declamation.
1849 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 16 539 The peculiar, egotistical, and exaggeratory temperament characteristic of the Americans.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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