adverb
- In a manner that uses hyperbole; by exaggerating or overstating something for effect or emphasis.
Usage: Common in speech and writing to express strong emotion or create dramatic effect.
Examples
- She hyperbolically claimed she had told him a million times to clean his room.
- He spoke hyperbolically about the difficulty of the exam, saying it was the hardest test ever written.
- The critic hyperbolically described the performance as the worst thing she had ever witnessed.
- My friend hyperbolically said he was so hungry he could eat a horse.
- The advertisement hyperbolically promised that the product would change your life forever.
- He hyperbolically insisted that waiting in line felt like an eternity.