Everyone breathed a metaphorical sigh of relief.
a metaphorical interpretation of the Bible
The company has to be prepared, metaphorically speaking, to leap into the dark.
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metaphorical — index comparative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
metaphorical — (adj.) 1550s, from METAPHOR (Cf. metaphor) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: metaphorically … Etymology dictionary
metaphorical — [adj] figurative allegorical, denotative, descriptive, emblematic, illustrative, metaphoric, representative, symbolic, tropological; concepts 267,582 … New thesaurus
metaphorical — (also metaphoric) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of the nature of or relating to metaphor. DERIVATIVES metaphorically adverb … English terms dictionary
Metaphorical — Metaphoric Met a*phor ic, Metaphorical Met a*phor ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. m[ e]taphorique.] Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. {Met a*phor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metaphorical — met|a|phor|i|cal [ˌmetəˈfɔrıkəl US ˈfo: , ˈfa: ] adj 1.) a metaphorical use of a word is not concerned with real objects or physical events, but with ideas or events of a non physical kind ▪ The word has a metaphorical as well as a literal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
metaphorical — met|a|phor|i|cal [ ,metə fɔrıkl ] adjective a metaphorical word, phrase, image, etc. is intended to represent or emphasize particular aspects of something else: Everyone breathed a metaphorical sigh of relief. a. using metaphors: a metaphorical… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
metaphorical — [[t]me̱təfɒ̱rɪk(ə)l, AM fɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED You use the word metaphorical to indicate that you are not using words with their ordinary meaning, but are describing something by means of an image or symbol. It turns out Levy is talking in… … English dictionary
metaphorical — adj. Metaphorical is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑meaning, ↑sense … Collocations dictionary
metaphorical — adjective expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another a metaphorical expression metaphoric language • Syn: ↑metaphoric • Similar to: ↑figurative, ↑nonliteral • Derivationally related form … Useful english dictionary
