in a way that involves or invokes a metaphor or figure of speech; metaphorically:Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated to remove darkness from our lives both literally and figuratively.We figuratively envision personal space as an aura or a soap bubble.
by means of a figure, likeness, or emblem: In art and literature, the former kingdom was often figuratively presented as a woman.
Under that view, it would not have been hard to imagine that humanity would one day bring even Leviathan to its knees, be they figurative or vestigial.
The Human Error Darwin Inspired - Issue 90: Something Green|Aaron Hirsh|September 30, 2020|Nautilus
Publishers will do better by taking a figurative microscope to their contracts and conducting extensive conversations with their partner candidates.
In the race to shore up revenue, publishers are overlooking deal terms|RevContent|September 29, 2020|Digiday
Once a pampered princeling, Yarvi cannot single-handedly succeed (literally or figuratively) and so must become a leader.
A Fantasy Titan Invades the YA Kingdom|William O’Connor|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The poor—literally and figuratively—Wheel of Fortune contestant managed to produce three epic fails in a single episode.
Taylor Swift’s Surprise, Comic Flight Attendant, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He repeated the same trick later on in his speech, starting a riff with "Take Obamacare—not literally, but figuratively."
Paul Ryan: Democrats Offer Americans a ‘Full Stomach and an Empty Soul’|Olivia Nuzzi|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What are we gonna do with literally—not figuratively—a ton of cocaine?
Ergo, we should call him Scottie in da club because he is figuratively beaming himself up by smoking a blunt in da club.
R. Kelly’s Craziest Lyrics From ‘Black Panties,’ Analyzed|Chancellor Agard|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Herd-boy, who is only figuratively speaking a herd-boy, is like the friend who is no real friend.
A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems|Various
The Roman empire, nominally holy, figuratively still exists.
The Lords of the Ghostland|Edgar Saltus
On my return, I found the river-town, figuratively speaking, on fire.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid
He had even gone to see his old brother, and come back, figuratively speaking, with a finger in his mouth.
As We Sweep Through The Deep|Gordon Stables
He figuratively spat upon the proprieties, and Milly was bewildered.
One Woman's Life|Robert Herrick
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