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exaggeratively

/ɪɡˈzædʒ.ɚ.ə.t̬ɪv.li/

exaggeratively adverb: in an exaggerative manner.

Adverb

exaggeratively (comparative more exaggeratively, superlative most exaggeratively)

  1. In an exaggerative manner.
    • In a voice exaggeratively loud and cheerful, he broke the bottomless silence and made conversation.1911, G. K. Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

Forms of exaggeratively

comparativemore exaggeratively
superlativemost exaggeratively

Origin of exaggeratively

From exaggerative + -ly.

Questions about exaggeratively

What does exaggeratively mean?
Exaggeratively means in an exaggerative manner.
What part of speech is exaggeratively?
Exaggeratively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce exaggeratively?
Exaggeratively is pronounced /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ɚ.ə.t̬ɪv.li/ (US).

Words near exaggeratively in the dictionary

  1. exaggerating
  2. exaggeratingly
  3. exaggeration
  4. exaggerations
  5. exaggerative
  6. exaggeratively
  7. exaggerativeness
  8. exaggerator
  9. exaggerators
  10. exaggeratory
  11. exaggregate

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