hy·per·bol·ic
ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-lik 
variants
or less commonly hyperbolical
: of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole
hyperbolic claims
1
geometry
: of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone : of, relating to, or being analogous to a hyperbola
2
: of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point
hyperbolic geometry
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 5 July 2024
That much is true, if perhaps hyperbolic in its grim assessment of 16th-century England.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
But Lethal Company’s hyperbolic hellishness is precisely the point.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
In the meantime, Netanyahu’s hyperbolic rhetoric notwithstanding, Iran does remain a genuine threat to Israeli security.
—Brent E. Sasley, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2015
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Adjective
Trump has not released his actual medical records, and memos about his health that were previously released have at times used hyperbolic language, unusual for medical documentation.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 5 July 2024
That much is true, if perhaps hyperbolic in its grim assessment of 16th-century England.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
But Lethal Company’s hyperbolic hellishness is precisely the point.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
In the meantime, Netanyahu’s hyperbolic rhetoric notwithstanding, Iran does remain a genuine threat to Israeli security.
—Brent E. Sasley, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2015
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“Hyperbolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbolic. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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