exaggerated

Adjective
Synonyms: overdoneoverstatedmagnifiedenlarged

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. represented as greater than is true or reasonable“an exaggerated opinion of oneself”Synonyms: overdoneoverstated
  2. enlarged to an abnormal degree“thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes”Synonyms: magnifiedenlarged
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Exaggerated \Ex*ag"ger*a`ted\, a. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Exaggerate \Ex*ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See Jest. ]

1.To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs]." --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]

2.To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth concerning. [1913 Webster]

A friend exaggerates a man's virtues.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
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