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metaphorically
[ met-uh-fawr-ik-lee, -for- ]
adverb
- in a way that constitutes a metaphor, a figure of speech that refers to one thing in terms of another, suggesting a resemblance between the two:
The native Romani word “drakhalin,” whose literal meaning is “grapevine,” is often used metaphorically to mean the internet.
- figuratively speaking; not literally:
We are metaphorically on top of the world over his success and look forward to his return.
- as a symbol or emblem representing something else:
In various biblical contexts, salt is used metaphorically to signify permanence, loyalty, value, and purification.
Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of metaphorically1
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Example Sentences
The mom meant that metaphorically and an 11-year-old kid took it too literally.
I feel like I literally bled for it; metaphorically, spiritually, mentally.
In ways, "Love Hurts" echoes his scrappy fighting history – both physically and metaphorically in his career — taking on the big guy, or in this case, Hollywood's perceptions of who he could embody.
White Christians are now literally and metaphorically Trump’s biblical "arrows" and "armor."
This zinging back-and-forth is also in evidence in the film, in which these sisters metaphorically tear each other apart and then try to heal the wounds that have festered.
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