metaphorical
1metaphorical — index comparative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2metaphorical — (adj.) 1550s, from METAPHOR (Cf. metaphor) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: metaphorically …
3metaphorical — [adj] figurative allegorical, denotative, descriptive, emblematic, illustrative, metaphoric, representative, symbolic, tropological; concepts 267,582 …
4metaphorical — (also metaphoric) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of the nature of or relating to metaphor. DERIVATIVES metaphorically adverb …
5Metaphorical — 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… …
6metaphorical — 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… …
7metaphorical — 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… …
8metaphorical — [[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… …
9metaphorical — UK [ˌmetəˈfɒrɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌmetəˈfɔrɪk(ə)l] adjective a) a metaphorical word, phrase, image etc is intended to represent or emphasize particular aspects of something else Everyone breathed a metaphorical sigh of relief. b) using metaphors a… …
10metaphorical — adj. Metaphorical is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑meaning, ↑sense …
