2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: metaphorically adv : in a metaphorical manner; "she expressed herself metaphorically"
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