"exaggerative" meaning in English

See exaggerative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more exaggerative [comparative], most exaggerative [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English exaggerate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English exaggerative From exaggerate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|exaggerate|-ive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English exaggerate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English exaggerative [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-if", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-yf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "exaggerative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="exaggerative"> From exaggerate + -ive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} exaggerative (comparative more exaggerative, superlative most exaggerative)
  1. Marked by exaggeration. Derived forms: exaggeratively, exaggerativeness Translations (marked by exaggeration): áibhéalach (Irish), 誇大 (kodai) (alt: こだい) (Japanese), ponderativo (Spanish), exagerativo (Spanish)
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