exaggeratedly

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Male wolf spiders are especially vulnerable to birds when they try to woo a mate with a flashy display, which involves drumming their exaggeratedly furry front legs on the leaves in front of them.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

That feeling manifested — exaggeratedly so — driving on the freeway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

The star of “Westworld” and “Sonic the Hedgehog” has a recurring role in “Jury Duty,” playing an exaggeratedly arrogant, pretentious version of himself who is ordered to be a backup juror for the trial.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

The trailer appears to deal with that critique by creating a list of the world’s exaggeratedly impressive jobs for all the Barbies in the film: award-winning author and president are some examples.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

“Yes,” I nodded, mouthing the words exaggeratedly, “very good... very nice.”

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes