Metaphorical
/ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
"metaphorical answer"
Adjective
- 1 expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another wordnet
Example
More examples"This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese."
Etymology
From metaphoric + -al.