单词 | unmetaphorically |
释义 | unmetaphoricallyadv. Not metaphorically; literally. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adverb] > literally letterly?a1475 literally1579 literately1600 unmetaphorically1752 1752 Old Eng. 7 Oct. 1/3 ‘Let those who glory in the Genoese name, be looked upon as graceless sons,’ unmetaphorically, Let those Englishmen..be looked upon as apostates and destroyers of their country. 1829 G. Griffin Collegians II. xxiv. 193 Sitting down to her, unmetaphorically, bitter draught with the meekest resignation. 1932 H. H. Price Perception i. 13 This assumption when openly and unmetaphorically stated, is..extraordinary. 2007 PMLA 122 308/2 Reading is really and unmetaphorically a part of everyday urban life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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