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. The peculiar, egotistical, and exaggeratory temperament characteristic of the Americans.
