Exaggerated

verb

/ɛɡ-/

Word Frequency: 7.0

Definitions

1.verbTo overstate, to describe more than is fact.

"He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten."

2.adjectiveThat has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.

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