| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola.[Websters]
2. Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression.[Websters] 3. Being grandiloquent, bombastic or high-flown. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being stilted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being pompous, spread-eagle, overblown or flatulent. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being excessive, hammy, extortionate, extreme or intemperate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb hyperbolically.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hyperbolically) | 1. In an exaggerated manner.[Wordnet]. 2. In the form of an hyperbola.[Websters]. 3. With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or less than the truth.[Websters]. 4. In an inflated manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a steep, fulsome, inordinate, excessive or exorbitant manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HYPERBOLICAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1600. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HYPERBOLICAL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. | 2: [Noun] Relating to or containing hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as a hyperbolical expression. Hyperbolic space, in geometry, the space or content comprehended between the curve of a hyperbole and the whole ordinate. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
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