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hy·per·bol·i·cal
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hyperbolicaladjective
Hyperbolic
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hyperbolical, Hyperbolickadjective
Etymology: hyperbolique, French; from hyperbola.
Cancellated in the middle with squares, with triangles before, and behind with hyperbolick lines. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.
The horny or pellucid coat of the eye riseth up, as a hillock, above the convexity of the white of the eye, and is of an hyperbolical or parabolical figure. John Ray, on the Creation.
It is parabolical, and probably hyperbolical, and therefore not to be taken in a strict sense. Boyle.
Wikipedia
hyperbolical
Hyperbole ( (listen); adj. hyperbolic (listen)) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (literally 'growth'). In poetry and oratory, it emphasizes, evokes strong feelings, and creates strong impressions. As a figure of speech, it is usually not meant to be taken literally.
Webster Dictionary
Hyperbolicaladjective
belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola
Hyperbolicaladjective
relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression
Etymology: [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. "yperboliko`s: cf. F. hyperbolique.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hyperbolical in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hyperbolical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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