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hy·per·bol·ic I. \|hīpə(r)|bälik, -lēk\ adjective also hy·per·bol·i·cal \-lə̇kəl, -lēk-\ Etymology: hyperbolic from Late Latin hyperbolicus, from Greek hyperbolikos excessive, from hyperbolē hyperbole, excess + -ikos -ic; hyperbolical, alteration (influenced by Latin hyper-) of Middle English iperbolicalle, from Late Latin hyperbolicus + Middle English -alle, -al -al : of, characterized by, or given to hyperbole < a hyperbolic style > • hyper·bol·i·cal·ly \-lə̇k(ə)lē, -lēk-, -li\ adverb II. adjective also hyperbolical \“\ Etymology: hyperbolic from New Latin hyperbola + English -ic; hyperbolical from Greek hyperbolē hyperbola, excess + English -ical : of, relating to, or analogous to a hyperbola III. adjective : of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point < hyperbolic geometry > |