Nan took it, and had little difficulty in deciphering its contents, though the language was occasionally a trifle Hyperbolical.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
"Shure that was somewhat Hyperbolical," he answered, with a wink.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
Only it is of course Hyperbolical for the poet to say that reaction is potent enough to actually freeze flame and make ice boil your kettle.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann