What is Hyperlative?
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An extension of
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.
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One-half of the Surius-XM radio shock jock power-duo " Ron and Fez". Born in Florida to racist parents and living the majority..
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Function: noun
Date: 1875
1 : a stem-winding watch
2 from the superiority of the stem-winding watch over the older key-wound watch : ..
