Hyperbolic language makes something sound much more impressive than it really is.
[technical, formal]
Synonyms: exaggerated, overstated, enlarged, magnified More Synonyms of hyperbolic
hyperbolic in British English
(ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk) or hyperbolical
adjective
1.
of or relating to a hyperbola
2. rhetoric
of or relating to a hyperbole
Derived forms
hyperbolically (ˌhyperˈbolically)
adverb
hyperbolic in American English
(ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk)
adjective
1.
of, having the nature of, or using hyperbole; exaggerated or exaggerating
2.
of, or having the form of, a hyperbola
3.
designating or of any of a set of six functions (hyperbolic sine, hyperbolic cosine, etc.) related to the hyperbola in a manner similar to that by which the trigonometricfunctions are related to the circle
Also ˌhyperˈbolical
Derived forms
hyperbolically (ˌhyperˈbolically)
adverb
Word origin
LL hyperbolicus < Gr hyperbolikos < hyperbolē: see hyperbola
Examples of 'hyperbolic' in a sentence
hyperbolic
Sorry if that sounds a tad hyperbolic.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But it was the subsequent item on hyperbolic crochet that charred the fishcakes beyond redemption.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Where are they now, these gold medallists from less hyperbolic days?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Once she got the hang of it, she realised that you can see just how parallel lines behave on the hyperbolic plane.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So let's take a less hyperbolic look at the English on a night out.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
These hyperbolic claims are, of course, part of normal election rhetoric.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If that sounds hyperbolic, it's worth imagining how you would feel with your name on your chest all day.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All related terms of 'hyperbolic'
hyperbolic sine
one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes ; sinh
hyperbolic cosine
one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes ; cosh
hyperbolic secant
a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of cosh ; sech
hyperbolic spiral
r θ = a, (where a is a constant )
hyperbolic cosecant
a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of hyperbolic sine
hyperbolic cotangent
a hyperbolic function that is the ratio of cosh to sinh , being the reciprocal of tanh ; coth
hyperbolic function
any of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes. The group includes sinh ( hyperbolic sine ), cosh ( hyperbolic cosine ), tanh ( hyperbolic tangent ), sech ( hyperbolic secant ), cosech ( hyperbolic cosecant ), and coth ( hyperbolic cotangent )
hyperbolic geometry
the branch of non-Euclidean geometry that replaces the parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry with the postulate that two distinct lines may be drawn parallel to a given line through a point not on the given line
hyperbolic paraboloid
a paraboloid that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to one coordinate plane are hyperbolas , with its sections parallel to the other two coordinate planes being parabolas
(adjective)
Definition
exaggerated
This kind of hyperbolic writing does him no favours.
Synonyms
exaggerated
Be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what these products can do.