I. |hīpə(r)|bälik, -lēk adjective
also hy·per·bol·i·cal -lə̇kəl, -lēk-
Etymology: hyperbolic from Late Latin hyperbolicus, from Greek hyperbolikos excessive, from hyperbolē hyperbole, excess + -ikos -ic; hyperbolical, alteration (influenced by Latin hyper- ) of Middle English iperbolicalle, from Late Latin hyperbolic us + Middle English -alle, -al -al
: of, characterized by, or given to hyperbole
a hyperbolic style
• hyper·bol·i·cal·ly -lə̇k(ə)lē, -lēk-, -li adverb
II. adjective
also hyperbolical “
Etymology: hyperbolic from New Latin hyperbola + English -ic; hyperbolical from Greek hyperbolē hyperbola, excess + English -ical
: of, relating to, or analogous to a hyperbola
III. adjective
: of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point
hyperbolic geometry