adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

   "metaphorical answer"

Adjective

1. 1
   expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another wordnet

Synonyms

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figurativeallegoricallegoricalallusiveanagogicassociational

Antonyms

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hyperliteralliteraloverliteral

Example

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"This expression has really caught my fancy, as a type of English metaphorical expression not in Japanese."

Etymology

From metaphoric + -al.

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