'Hyperbull' might be a suitable modern reformation of the word.
Moose
Walt Wayman wrote:
hy-per-bo-le \ hi-PUR-bull-e\n [L, fr. Gk hyperbole (excess),
hyperbole, hyperbola, fr hyperballein (to exceed), fr. hyper- +
ballein (to throw) -- more at DEVIL] (15c): extravagant
exaggeration (as prints from digital cameras just smoke prints
from film ) -- hy-per-bo-list \ n
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