Unfigurative
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not figurative; unmetaphorical; literal.
"[T]he cognate passages […] would lead us to suppose that the Saviour spoke to the apostles of approaching events connected with Himself in definite expressions of an unfigurative character."
Example
More examples"[T]he cognate passages […] would lead us to suppose that the Saviour spoke to the apostles of approaching events connected with Himself in definite expressions of an unfigurative character."
Etymology
From un- + figurative.
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