Rhetoric. Puttenham's word for: hyperbole. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > action of exaggerating > instance of (7) overreacher1589 Rhetoric. Puttenham's word for: hyperbole. Obsolete. reacher1613 An exaggerated statement. Obsolete. overtruth1638 A statement in excess of the truth. stretcher1674 An exaggerated story or yarn; chiefly euphemistically or jocularly, a lie. stretch1711 In immaterial sense: A stretching or straining something beyond its proper limits. An exaggerated statement. on the stretch (nonce-phrase): using… high-flyer1776 slang. An exaggerated statement; a ‘tall tale’. Obsolete. windy1933 A tall story; a piece of boasting or exaggeration. |
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