exaggerated

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪɡˈzæ.d͡ʒəˌreɪ.tɪd/ or /ɛɡ-/

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Verb

Plain form exaggerate

Third-person singular exaggerates

Past tense exaggerated

Past participle exaggerated

Present participle exaggerating

1. The past tense and past participle of exaggerate.

Adjective

Positive exaggerated

Comparative more exaggerated

Superlative most exaggerated

1. If something is exaggerated, the description given of something is much more than it actually is; very enlarged or increased a lot.
2. Someone giving an account of something that is stretched so as to make it sound more exciting.

Related words

• unexaggerated

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