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figuratively

UK
/ˈfɪɡjʊrətɪvli/
US
/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/

Translations

figurativelyadverb
UK
/ˈfɪɡjʊrətɪvli/
US
/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/
He was speaking figuratively when he said he could eat a horse.
Он говорил фигурально, когда сказал, что может съесть лошадь.
Additional translations
образно
метафорически
Synonyms
metaphorically
symbolically
representatively
allegorically
hypothetically

Definitions

figurativelyadverb
In a manner that is metaphorical or symbolic, not literal.
When she said she was drowning in work, she was speaking figuratively.
Used to signal that the following (or preceding) statement should be understood metaphorically rather than literally.
Figuratively, the project was a sinking ship long before it was cancelled.
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