hyperbolic

Also hy·per·bol·i·cal

[hahy-per-bol-ik]

adjective

1. having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.

2. using hyperbole; exaggerating.

3. Mathematics.

   1. of or relating to a hyperbola.

   2. derived from a hyperbola, as a hyperbolic function.

hyperbolic

/ ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a hyperbola

2. rhetoric of or relating to a hyperbole

Other Word Forms

• hyperbolically adverb
• nonhyperbolic adjective
• nonhyperbolical adjective
• nonhyperbolically adverb
• semihyperbolic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbolic¹

1640–50; hyperbole or hyperbol(a) + -ic

Example Sentences

When asked about White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's comment that Washington is more violent than Baghdad, Bowser said "any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false".

From BBC

"Any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false," Bowser said.

From BBC

At home in this milieu, Parker mastered the art of grassroots promotion, of pulling in large crowds by plastering the town with loud, hyperbolic placards.

From Los Angeles Times

Grok variously called them “mathematically impossible,” “hyperbolic,” and in one case, “total bullsh**t.”

From Salon

Carpenter's history, combined with the hyperbolic nature of the album art, should be the first clue that she might be playing with audiences.

From Salon

Related Words

• abstract 
• distorted 
• excessive 
• extravagant 
• fabricated 
• false 
• farfetched www.thesaurus.com
• inflated 
• magnified www.thesaurus.com
• melodramatic 
• overblown 
• overwrought 
• preposterous 
• pretentious 
• stylized www.thesaurus.com
• unrealistic