HYPERBOLIC
\hˌa͡ɪpəbˈɒlɪk], \hˌaɪpəbˈɒlɪk], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_b_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of HYPERBOLIC
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In literature, pertaining to, or containing, overstatements or untruths; exaggerated; in mathematics, belonging to, or of the nature of, a hyperbola. Also, hyperbolical.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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