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Definition of metaphorical
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of metaphorical is as below...
Metaphorical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
metaphor;
comprising
a
metaphor;
not
literal;
figurative;
tropical;
as, a
metaphorical
expression;
a
metaphorical
sense..
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Grass
::
Grass (n.)
Metaphorically
used for what is
transitory.
Transumptive
::
Transumptive
(a.)
Taking
from one to
another;
metaphorical.
Figurate
::
Figurate
(a.)
Figurative;
metaphorical.
Martingal
::
Martingal
(n.) The act of
doubling,
at each
stake,
that which has been lost on the
preceding
stake;
also, the sum so
risked;
--
metaphorically
derived
from the
bifurcation
of the
martingale
of a
harness..
Plethoric
::
Plethoric
(a.)
Haeving
a full habit of body;
characterized
by
plethora
or
excess
of
blood;
as, a
plethoric
constitution;
-- used also
metaphorically..
Translatitious
::
Translatitious
(a.)
Metaphorical;
tralatitious;
also,
foreign;
exotic..
Exhaust
::
Exhaust
(v. t.) To
drain,
metaphorically;
to use or
expend
wholly,
or till the
supply
comes to an end; to
deprive
wholly
of
strength;
to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to
exhaust
one's
strength,
patience,
or
resources..
Literal
::
Literal
(a.)
According
to the
letter
or
verbal
expression;
real; not
figurative
or
metaphorical;
as, the
literal
meaning
of a
phrase..
Entangle
::
Entangle
(v. t.) To
involve
in such
complications
as to
render
extrication
a
bewildering
difficulty;
hence,
metaphorically,
to
insnare;
to
perplex;
to
bewilder;
to
puzzle;
as, to
entangle
the feet in a net, or in
briers..
Syllepsis
::
Syllepsis
(n.) A
figure
of
speech
by which a word is used in a
literal
and
metaphorical
sense at the same time.
Metaphorical
::
Metaphorical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
metaphor;
comprising
a
metaphor;
not
literal;
figurative;
tropical;
as, a
metaphorical
expression;
a
metaphorical
sense..
Tropical
::
Tropical
(n.)
Rhetorically
changed
from its exact
original
sense;
being of the
nature
of a
trope;
figurative;
metaphorical.
Breasted
::
Breasted
(a.)
Having
a
breast;
-- used in
composition
with
qualifying
words,
in
either
a
literal
or a
metaphorical
sense;
as, a
single-breasted
coat..
Procrustes
::
Procrustes
(n.) A
celebrated
legendary
highwayman
of
Attica,
who tied his
victims
upon an iron bed, and, as the case
required,
either
stretched
or cut of their legs to adapt them to its
length;
--
whence
the
metaphorical
phrase,
the bed of
Procrustes..
Tropically
::
Tropically
(adv.)
In a
tropical
manner;
figuratively;
metaphorically.
Vinegar
::
Vinegar
(a.)
Hence,
anything
sour; -- used also
metaphorically..
Lamp
::
Lamp (n.)
Figuratively,
anything
which
enlightens
intellectually
or
morally;
anything
regarded
metaphorically
a
performing
the uses of a
lamp..
Doubtful
::
Doubtful
(a.) Not
settled
in
opinion;
undetermined;
wavering;
hesitating
in
belief;
also used,
metaphorically,
of the body when its
action
is
affected
by such a state of mind; as, we are
doubtful
of a fact, or of the
propriety
of a
measure..
Envelop
::
Envelop
(n.) A set of
limits
for the
performance
capabilities
of some type of
machine,
originally
used to refer to
aircraft.
Now also used
metaphorically
to refer to
capabilities
of any
system
in
general,
including
human
organizations,
esp. in the
phrase
push the
envelope.
It is used to refer to the
maximum
performance
available
at the
current
state of the
technology,
and
therefore
refers
to a class of
machines
in
general,
not a
specific
machine..
Tralatitious
::
Tralatitious
(a.)
Metaphorical;
figurative;
not
literal.
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