hyperbolic

[ 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

Derived Forms

• ˌhyperˈbolically, adverb

Other Words From

• hyper·boli·cal·ly adverb
• nonhy·per·bolic adjective
• nonhy·per·boli·cal adjective
• nonhy·per·boli·cal·ly adverb
• semi·hyper·bolic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbolic¹

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

Example Sentences

It increasingly doesn’t feel so hyperbolic anymore in the real world.

From Los Angeles Times

When Elisabeth is effectively discarded by her boss, her fans, and society, The Substance — at first pass — seems like the hyperbolic answer.

From Salon

Dutch Sheets was one of most influential, most bombastic, most hyperbolic leaders pressing for Christians to support Trump.

From Salon

After advocates tried to block the ban in court, arguing the law put women in danger, attorneys for the state of Georgia accused them of “hyperbolic fear mongering.”

From Salon

The project is a global community art initiative, produced mostly by thousands of women who crochet colorful, breathtakingly beautiful reef-like forms according to principles of hyperbolic geometry.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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