单词 | figurally |
释义 | † figurallyadv. Obsolete. 1. By way of a figure, figuratively. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [adverb] figurallyc1380 presentativelyc1450 representativelyc1450 umbratically1683 representationally1867 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > [adverb] figurallyc1380 similitudinary1581 figuratively1651 schematologetically1652 c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 6 [Joon] is Hely figurali. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 77 This fortakened a virginis ymage with hir childe figurelly. 1541 M. Coverdale tr. H. Bullinger Olde Fayth sig. Diiij He came and performed all thinges in dede, that they had figurally in their sacrifices. 1550 R. Hutchinson Image of God (1842) iii. 23 Who doth not see that these things are to be taken figurally of God? 2. See figural adj. 2 to multiply figurally: to multiply into itself, so as to raise to a higher power. ΚΠ a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 206 When a Fraction is given to be multiplyed Figurally, multiply the Numerator by himself..and the Denominator likewise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < |
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