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exaggerated

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Exaggerate \Ex*ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of
   exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr.
   agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See
   {Jest}. ]
   1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] ``Earth exaggerated upon
      them [oaks and firs].'' --Sir M. Hale.

   2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the
      truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth
      concerning.

            A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. --Addison.

Exaggerated \Ex*ag"ger*a`ted\, a.
   Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- {Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly},
   adv.

Source : WordNet®

exaggerated
     adj 1: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an
            exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: {overdone}, {overstated}]
     2: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated
        the size of her eyes" [syn: {magnified}, {enlarged}]
     3: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated
        (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
        [syn: {hyperbolic}, {inflated}]
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