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hyperbolically

American  
[hahy-per-bahl-ik-lee] / ˌhaɪ pərˈbɑl ɪk li /

adverb

  1. in a way that is hyperbolic or shows hyperbole.


Example Sentences

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Besides, we’re talking about Downey, a city that advocates and detractors alike hyperbolically call the “Mexican Beverly Hills” for its middle-class Latino life and conservative streak.

From Los Angeles Times

Adams responded on his website that he was “speaking hyperbolically.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As adjectives go, “Orwellian” tends to be prematurely invoked — and hyperbolically, if often in good faith.

From Salon

They’re almost identical, varying largely by the identity of the defendant and the number of movies downloaded in what the lawsuits allege, hyperbolically, to be theft “on a grand scale.”

From Los Angeles Times

I don’t think it ruins a book, but what he was saying hyperbolically was you’ve gotta get it right, and if you don’t, you interrupt the dream of the novel.

From Washington Post