- met´a|phor´i|cal|ly
- met|a|phor|i|cal «MEHT uh FR uh kuhl, -FOR-», adjective.using metaphors; figurative.–met´a|phor´i|cal|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
met´a|phor´i|cal|ly
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met|a|phor|i|cal — «MEHT uh FR uh kuhl, FOR », adjective. using metaphors; figurative. –met´a|phor´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
met — met·ri·cal; met·ri·cism; met·ri·cist; met·ri·fi·ca·tion; met·ri·fy; met·rio·cra·nic; met·rio·metopic; met·ro·logical; met·ro·mania; met·ron; met·ro·nome; met·ro·nom·ic; met·ro·pole; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ate; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ism;… … English syllables
metaphorical — met·a·phor·i·cal … English syllables
metaphorically — met·a·phor·i·cal·ly … English syllables
metaphor — met•a•phor [[t]ˈmɛt əˌfɔr, fər[/t]] n. 1) rht the application of a word or phrase to an object or concept it does not literally denote, suggesting comparison to that object or concept, as in A mighty fortress is our God 2) something used or… … From formal English to slang
metaphorical — met|a|phor|i|cal [ ,metə fɔrıkl ] adjective a metaphorical word, phrase, image, etc. is intended to represent or emphasize particular aspects of something else: Everyone breathed a metaphorical sigh of relief. a. using metaphors: a metaphorical… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
metaphorical — met|a|phor|i|cal [ˌmetəˈfɔrıkəl US ˈfo: , ˈfa: ] adj 1.) a metaphorical use of a word is not concerned with real objects or physical events, but with ideas or events of a non physical kind ▪ The word has a metaphorical as well as a literal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
metaphoricalness — met·a·phor·i·cal·ness … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
