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caricato

exaggerated

adjective kah-ree-KAH-toh Rare
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Also means

over-the-top

Usage Note

Caricato is the past participle of caricare (to load, to charge) used as an adjective meaning exaggerated or overdone — as in a caricature (un personaggio caricato = an over-the-top character). In everyday speech it often means strained or forced (un tono caricato = an affected tone). Do not confuse with carico (loaded, heavy), which is the plain adjective from the same verb but without the connotation of exaggeration.

Examples

"Il suo accento straniero era un po' caricato."

Natural Translation

His foreign accent was a bit exaggerated.

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