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metaphorically

/ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkli/

/ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkli/

metaphoricallyadverb

/ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkli/

/ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkli/

Translations

He spoke metaphorically about the challenges they faced.

Он говорил метафорически о трудностях, с которыми они столкнулись.

Definitions

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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