hyperbolically
In exaggerated fashion
In a manner involving exaggeration for effect.
Hyperbole is rhetorical overstatement—saying something is the best, worst, or most extreme when it isn't literally true.
To speak hyperbolically is to stretch the truth for emphasis: She hyperbolically claimed she'd die without coffee.
The word often appears when noting someone's exaggeration: He was speaking hyperbolically when he said it took forever.
Represent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- inflateFill with gas
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- overplayEmphasize excessively
overemphasize · overdraw · exaggerate · stretch · magnify · oversell · distort · aggrandize
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
bombastic · flamboyant · grandiose · effusive · operatic · hammy · campy · ostentatious
Formal eloquent discourse
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
demagoguery · polemic · sophistry · argumentation · debate · flourish · bombast · purple prose
overstate
Represent as greater
overplay · overemphasize · overdraw · exaggerate · stretch · magnify · oversell · distort · aggrandize · elaborate
theatrical
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
histrionic · bombastic · flamboyant · grandiose · effusive · operatic · hammy · campy · ostentatious · expressive
oratory
Formal eloquent discourse
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
grandiloquence · demagoguery · polemic · sophistry · argumentation · debate · flourish · bombast · purple prose · overstatement
conic
Tapering to apex
- asymptoteUnreached bounding curve
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- focusConcentrated attention point
vertex · parabola · ellipse · directrix · geometry · equation · graph · curve · coordinate · axis
hyperbolicallyliterally
In exact terms
accurately · precisely · truthfully · exactly · factually