figuratively
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figuratively
adverb more figuratively · most figuratively
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In a figurative manner.
TAIWAN, or Chinese Formosa, is considered a Foo or district of the province of Fokien, and is governed by a Taoutai extraordinary, who, though responsible to the provincial viceroy, possesses the privilege of memorialising the Throne direct. “The district of Taiwan,” says the Chinese Government Char
Similar: nonliterally, literally
- Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally. Figuratively, the cat was out of the bag.
Opposite: literally
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: metaphorically, figurately, figurally, unfiguratively, literarily, allegorically, symbolically, manneristically, fictionally, nonliterally, prefiguratively, ironically, imagistically, literalistically, physically, symbolistically
adverb
Opposite: literally
Translations
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adv in a figurative manner
| Español | figuradamente, en sentido figurado, figurativamente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 比喻地 bǐyùde |
| Português | figurativamente |
| Français | figurément |
| Deutsch | bildlich, figürlich |
| Română | (în mod) figurat |
| Русский | метафори́чески metaforíčeski, о́бразно óbrazno, фигура́льно figurálʹno |
| العربية | مَجَازًا majāzan, مَجَازِيًّا majāziyyan |
Talk about this word "figuratively." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/figuratively. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. figuratively. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/figuratively "figuratively." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/figuratively.Cite this
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title = {figuratively},
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