Exaggerated
Exaggerated adjective - Extended beyond normal or realistic bounds.
Real
Both words in one sentence
- She later forms a similar image of Al's real body, after Alphonse, offended that she would think him similar to his brother, provides an exaggerated opinion of his own traits.
Source: Wishful Projection - The Brady Bunch Movie: Greg, an exaggerated example who is portrayed as a geeky, clueless loser but thinks he's a real ladies' man.
Source: Small Name Big Ego / Film -
Carl Hiaasen: Apart from reporting on real Florida, he writes lurid but not really exaggerated fiction about it.
Source: Only in Florida
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