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metaphorically

UK
/ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkli/
US
/ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkli/

Translations

metaphoricallyadverb
UK
/ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkli/
US
/ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkli/
He spoke metaphorically about the challenges they faced.
Он говорил метафорически о трудностях, с которыми они столкнулись.
Synonyms
figuratively
symbolically
representatively
allusively
imaginatively

Definitions

metaphoricallyadverb
In a way that uses or relates to metaphor; figuratively.
He was metaphorically drowning in paperwork, with no end in sight.
Used as a sentence adverb to signal that the following statement or word group is not to be taken literally.
Metaphorically, his career was on fire.
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