Definition of Exaggerated

1. Adjective. Represented as greater than is true or reasonable. "An exaggerated opinion of oneself"

Exact synonyms: Overdone, Overstated
Similar to: Immoderate

2. Adjective. Enlarged to an abnormal degree. "Thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
Exact synonyms: Enlarged, Magnified
Similar to: Increased

Definition of Exaggerated

1. a. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth.

Definition of Exaggerated

1. Adjective. That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged. ¹

2. Verb. (past of exaggerate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exaggerated

1. exaggerate [v] - See also: exaggerate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exaggerated

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Literary usage of Exaggerated

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1897)
"COEXISTING WITH Exaggerated KNEE-JERK, FOOT CLONUS AND SPASM OF THE BLADDER ... The flaccidity and the exaggerated reflex motility of the muscles could not ..."

2. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"BOOK HI. ,—- 384 BC Exaggerated ac- founts of the Gallic ware. CHAPTER II. M. MANLIUS, 384 BC IT has been already saidi that in the received account of the ..."

3. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third by Sir Thomas Erskine May (1887)
"There is no longer room for doubt that the alarm of Exaggerated this period was exaggerated and excessive. ..."

4. Report. by Henry Phipps Institute (1907)
"Exaggerated, 2 i Diminished 4 Not recorded, 53 Absent 13 React to light, 154 Equal, 122 Dilated nI Tendo-Achilles jerk, 176 176 Out of 176 Normal 42 ..."

5. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"... exaggerated—Cumbre—Casuchas—Valparaiso. ARCH jth, 1835.—We stayed three days at Concep- cion, and then sailed for Valparaiso. The wind being northerly, ..."

6. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1906)
"But the extent and severity of the pressure have been greatly exaggerated, and for a purpose. It is hoped, in the first place, that the present ..."

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