Liioiteltuja

Liioiteltuja is the plural partitive form of the Finnish passive past participle liioiteltu, derived from the verb liioitella, meaning to exaggerate or overstate. It functions as an adjective describing plural nouns in contexts where statements, stories, or claims are considered exaggerated or overstated.

In Finnish grammar, liioiteltuja is used to modify plural nouns in the partitive case. Examples include liioiteltuja tarinoita (exaggerated stories) and liioiteltuja väitteitä (exaggerated claims). The corresponding singular forms are liioiteltu tarina or liioiteltu väite, depending on the noun being described. The form liioiteltuja appears frequently in journalism, literary criticism, and rhetorical analysis, where assessments of rhetoric, bias, or misinformation are discussed.

Usage and nuance: liioiteltuja conveys a judgment that the subject has been overstated beyond what is warranted. It is commonly deployed in critiques of media coverage, political discourse, or promotional material, where exaggeration is a central feature of the argument or narrative.

See also: liioitella (to exaggerate), liioiteltu (singular passive past participle meaning exaggerated), partitive case in Finnish grammar.