extravagant statement
1extravagant statement — index exaggeration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2impossible statement — A representation so extravagant that only a credulous person will believe it. 23 Am J2d Fraud § 156 …
3hyperbole — /huy perr beuh lee/, n. Rhet. 1. obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as to wait an eternity. Cf. litotes. [1520 30; < Gk hyperbolé excess, exaggeration,… …
4exaggeration — I noun addition, aggrandizement, augmentation, boast, brag, caricature, disproportion, distortion, embellishment, embroidery, enlargement, excess, excessiveness, exorbitance, exorbitancy, expansion, extravagance, extravagant statement, extremes,… …
5exaggeration — n. Hyperbole, overstatement, stretching, extravagant statement, high coloring …
6hyperbole — hy•per•bo•le [[t]haɪˈpɜr bə li[/t]] n. pl. les 1) rht obvious and intentional exaggeration 2) rht an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” Compare litotes • Etymology: 1520–30;… …
7hyperbole — /haɪˈpɜbəli / (say huy perbuhlee) noun obvious exaggeration, for effect; an extravagant statement not intended to be taken literally. {Latin, from Greek: a throwing beyond, an excess} …
8God is still speaking, — also known as The Stillspeaking Initiative , is the name of the identity, branding, and advertising campaign of the United Church of Christ that was launched in 2004.The Initiative was originally promulgated by the national office s Stillspeakin …
9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
