hyperbolic

Hyperbolic

Definition: exaggerated

Prefix: Hyper -excessive/exceed

Suffix: ic -relating to

etymology:

• Hyperbolic comes from the word Hyperbole.

• Hyperbolē is Latin from Greek which means excess and had its first known use in the 15th century

• This word comes from hyperballein which means to exceed, and comes from hyper- and ballein.

• hyper- a Greek word meaning to exceed, and ballein meaning to throw more at the Devil.

Sentence definition:

When someone makes something hyperbolic, they made it more exaggerated.

Sentence from Book:

““Fun but superficial or revealing but Hyperbolic” (Rubin, 147)

Online sentences:

“The “witch” comment was similarly hyperbolic, but based in real beliefs.”

““I truly thought we were the better team tonight," said Ed Orgeron, and while that assessment might have been slightly hyperbolic, what the LSU coach said next wasn't.”

“It sounds incredibly hyperbolic, a total knee-jerk, prisoner-of-the-moment type of reaction, until you digest what exactly went down in this place where the Bills”

Observations: It was interesting to me that the word is used in math a lot.