a. [f. EXAGGERATE v. + -ORY.] Containing or characterized by exaggeration; prone to exaggerate.
1759. Johnson, Rasselas, xxviii. 63. You fall into the common errors of exaggeratory acclamation.
1849. Tait’s Mag., XVI. 539/1. The peculiar, egotistical, and exaggeratory temperament characteristic of the Americans.
