exaggeratively

exaggeratively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English exaggerate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English exaggerative
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English exaggeratively

    From exaggerative + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ɚ.ə.t̬ɪv.li/
      • Audio (General American):(file)

    Adverb

    exaggeratively (comparative more exaggeratively, superlative most exaggeratively)

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