Hyperlative

What is Hyperlative?


1.

An extension of superlative.

It is essentially a word used to describe the greatness of something in an inappropriate context.

Examples include 'experience', 'sensation' and 'revolution'.

"This groundbreaking new rice cracker is a revelation - a whole new experience in taste sensations." has a bad case of hyperlative usage.

See superlative, ott, extreme, exaggerate


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