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metaphorically, adv.|mɛtəˈfɒrɪkəlɪ|
[f. metaphorical + -ly2.]
In a metaphorical sense; by the use of metaphor.
1571Golding Calvin on Ps. ii. 3 By terming his government metaphorically by the name of ‘Bondes and yoke’. 1660T. Gouge Chr. Directions ix. (1831) 56 Which words, ‘If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off’ &c., are not literally to be taken, but metaphorically. 1756Burke Subl. & B. iii. xxvi, We metaphorically apply the idea of sweetness to sights and sounds. 1844Stanley Arnold (1858) I. vi. 244 Literally as well as metaphorically blind. 1885Manch. Exam. 2 May 6/2 Mr. Broadhurst metaphorically fell upon Mr. Bentinck's neck. |