exaggerative

[ ig-zaj-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]

/ ɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /

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adjective

tending to exaggerate; involving or characterized by exaggeration.

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Also ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry

[ig-zaj-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /ɪgˈzædʒ ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of exaggerative

First recorded in 1790–1800; exaggerate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM exaggerative

ex·ag·ger·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·ex·ag·ger·a·tive, adjectivenon·ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·ex·ag·ger·a·tive, adjective

un·ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby exaggerative

exact science, exacum, exaggerate, exaggerated, exaggeration, exaggerative, exahertz, ex all, exalt, exaltation, exalted

How to use exaggerative in a sentence

I am afraid it is impossible to explain this monster amid the exaggerative sects and the eccentric clubs of my country.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton
He can be called exaggerative; but mere exaggeration conveys nothing of his typical talent.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens|G. K. Chesterton
He may have been morose, fanatical, exaggerative; but his bitter words suggest at least this dilemma.
Plays and Puritans|Charles Kingsley
Was it more than a figure of speech, an exaggerative personification under great emotion of what most people would call chance?
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie

To Syme's exaggerative mind the bright, bleak houses and terraces by the Thames looked as empty as the mountains of the moon.
The Man Who Was Thursday|G. K. Chesterton