| pontifical |
characterized by an exaggerated authoritativeness. [1/2 definitions] |
| pontificate |
to speak or behave with exaggerated authority. [1/3 definitions] |
| pretension |
affectation or exaggerated self-importance; pretentiousness. [1/3 definitions] |
| rhapsodize |
to praise someone or something with intense or exaggerated enthusiasm. |
| rhapsody |
a state of intense or exaggerated enthusiasm, or an expression of this in speech or writing. [1/2 definitions] |
| self-pity |
a feeling of sorrow for oneself or one's troubles, esp. an exaggerated sense of sorrow or pity. |
| sensational |
producing or intended to produce intense excitement or interest, esp. by lurid or exaggerated elements. [1/3 definitions] |
| slang |
words or phrases used in very informal speech that are typically more vivid, exaggerated, humorous, metaphorical, and short-lived than the standard vocabulary and usage. [1/3 definitions] |
| spastic paralysis |
a condition in which certain muscles remain in a state of continuous contraction, causing rigidity of moving parts and exaggerated tendon reflexes. |
| superiority complex |
an outward feeling of superiority or exaggerated self-importance, often in compensation for inner feelings of inferiority. |
| superlative |
exaggerated or overdone, esp. in language. [1/5 definitions] |
| tall tale |
a story that is unlikely to be true and often involving elements that are clearly exaggerated. |
| travesty |
an exaggerated or grotesque imitation or parody, as of a literary work or serious subject, made to ridicule the original. [1/3 definitions] |
| unction |
affected or exaggerated earnestness of expression or manner. [1/4 definitions] |
| unexaggerated |
combined form of exaggerated. |
| upstart |
one who has an exaggerated esteem of himself or herself. [2/4 definitions] |
| vaulting2 |
reaching too far; exaggerated. [1/3 definitions] |
| yarn |
(informal) a long tale that is often exaggerated or hard to believe. [2/4 definitions] |