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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

overstated

Part of Speechverb

To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

In a Sentence

“He was suggested not to overstate at the interview.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. overstatedbecause overstatedoverstated somewhat
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Synonyms

exaggerateimmoderateexaggeratedoverdone

Antonyms

understate

Related Words

overrepresentedoverratedinflatedunderstatedundervalued

Poetry examples for “overstated”

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