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Metaphorically
Meaning
Adv
●
In a
metaphoric
manner
; not
literally
;
by means of
metaphor.
●
Used to
draw attention
that what
follows
is a
metaphor
, not to be
taken
literally
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Origin
metaphorically
English
-ly
English
-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
metaphorical
English
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Etym
Antonyms
Literally
Actually
Related
Allegorically
Symbolically
Proverbially
Rhetorically
Poetically
Literal
Allegorical
Physically
Literarily
Allegory
Figurative
Symbolism
Literally
Artistically
Symbolic
Hyperbolically
Simile
Subtly
Extended Metaphor
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