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US
/ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪtəd, ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪtɪd/
]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈædʒəɹˌeɪtɪd/ ]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈædʒəɹˌeɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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enlarged to an abnormal degree
thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes -
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
an exaggerated opinion of oneself
How To Use exaggerated In A Sentence
- Miles, the more successful, exaggerated the decorative qualities of his father's style to the point of mannerism.
- The Communists vastly exaggerated their own Resistance role in order to attract postwar political support.
- This rope feature and the lion paw feet, legs, and exaggerated acanthus leaves are very similar to the one at Glin.
- The disparity seems further exaggerated by the size and blackness of the soldier's hat.
- Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.
- Soon the guard - about half a dozen soldiers and NCOs in all - marched out with an extremely rapid step and exaggerated movements; they came to a halt with a massive goose-step.
- There was rhythmic propulsion and vigor in the fast sections, yet the quartet never exaggerated the music's pulse.
- The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly.
- Clad in a rollneck and forever gently clasping a glass of red wine, Lucont represents all the jokes and illusions we have about the French taken to an exaggerated and absurd level. This week's new comedy
- In much of today's Western culture, virtuousness is primarily associated with exaggerated propriety, but in past centuries virtue was of immense importance as a pivotal principle of religious, ethical and political thought.