Meaning & use
Hyperbolical
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Exaggerated for effect; characterized by hyperbole, or occasionally relating to the mathematical curve called a hyperbola.
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His hyperbolical claims about the restaurant made it sound like the best meal of the century.
The advertisement's hyperbolical language promised results no product could truly deliver.
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'Hyperbolical' is a slightly older, more formal variant of 'hyperbolic,' the more common adjective used today.
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2. adjective
Relating to or shaped like a hyperbola in geometry.
The satellite dish had a hyperbolical cross-section to focus signals precisely.
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