1. The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] "Exaggeration of sand." Sir M. Hale.
2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement. No need of an exaggeration of what they saw. I. Taylor.
3. (Paint.)
Defn: A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
EXAGGERATIVE
Ex*ag"ger*a*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration. "Exaggerative language." Geddes. "Exaggerative pictures." W. J. Linton. — Ex*ag"ger*a*tive*ly, adv. Carlyle.
EXAGGERATOR
Ex*ag"ger*a`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who exaggerates; one addicted to exaggeration. L. Horner.
EXAGGERATORY
Ex*ag"ger*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Containing, or tending to, exaggeration; exaggerative. Johnson.