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[ pruh-vur-bee-uhl ] / prəˈvɜr bi əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR proverbial ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity. expressed in a proverb or proverbs: proverbial wisdom. of the nature of or resembling a proverb: proverbial sayings. having been made the subject of a proverb: the proverbial barn door which is closed too late. having become an object of common mention or reference: your proverbial inability to get anywhere on time. Origin of proverbialFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word prōverbiālis.See proverb, -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM proverbialpro·ver·bi·al·ly, adverbun·pro·ver·bi·al, adjectiveun·pro·ver·bi·al·ly, adverbWords nearby proverbialProventil, proventriculus, prove out, Provera, proverb, proverbial, Proverbs, provertebra, provide, provided, providence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for proverbial“They left me holding the 5-pound bag with the proverbial 10 pounds in it,” he says. Dan Malloy Is Progressives’ Dream Governor. So Why Isn’t He Winning?|David Freedlander|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST As they once again invade the safety of the prison that the group calls home, Rick is forced to take up the proverbial sword. The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero|Regina Lizik|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST However, these “potty-mouthed princesses” curse like proverbial sailors to prove a point. Marcel the Shell Returns, Potty-Mouthed Princesses, and More Viral Videos|Alex Chancey|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Well, we left off with Bishop on the soccer field, and Kalinda had her proverbial back against the wall. ‘The Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter Defends Lemond Bishop’s Killer Instincts|Kevin Fallon|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But because it had not erupted in recorded history, it missed the proverbial geological radar screen. Cleaning Up From Napa's Winepocalypse|Jordan Salcito|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST The words bosse and bossu (hunch and hunchback) have various idiomatic and proverbial applications in France. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 397, November 1848|Various He was deservedly popular because scrupulously impartial, rigidly just and proverbial for humanity and kindness. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson The railway and vandalism, in the proverbial sense of the word, could not coexist. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877, Vol. XX. No. 118|Various And so was fulfilled the proverbial command of Pericles, that Aegina ought not to remain the eyesore of Athens. Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton This slight action on Poppy's part—this little lurking gleam of disappointment—were as the proverbial last straw to poor Jasmine. The Palace Beautiful|L. T. Meade
British Dictionary definitions for proverbial
adjective(prenominal) commonly or traditionally referred to, esp as being an example of some peculiarity, characteristic, etc of, connected with, embodied in, or resembling a proverb Derived forms of proverbialproverbially, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to proverbialaccepted, acknowledged, archetypal, axiomatic, current, customary, famed, familiar, famous, general, legendary, notorious, self-evident, time-honored, typical, well-known, unquestioned |