hyperbolically

American  

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

adverb

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

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Example Sentences

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo offered hyperbolically, “The politician in me thinks you’re going to literally lose every voter under 35, forever.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023

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 • Mar. 24, 2023

The article's headline, perhaps hyperbolically, suggests that because of her ability to empathize, Ardern may be "the most effective leader on the planet."

From Salon • May 10, 2020

As former Montreal Gazette columnist Michael Farber once wrote, perhaps hyperbolically but certainly plausibly, “Only two institutions truly grasp ceremony: the House of Windsor and the Montreal Canadiens.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2019

Then, as Joanna Baillie hyperbolically declared, "The Scotch novels put poetry out of fashion."

From Waverley by Scott, Walter, Sir