Definition of Figuratively
Figuratively
fig·u·ra·tive·ly
Definition/Meaning
(adverb)
In a non-literal sense, speculative, open to interpretation;
e.g. Figuratively speaking, a cow in a top hat could do a better job as mayor.
(adverb)
intended to represent or express a form or figure as in an objective reality, or as not purely abstract;
e.g. His eye figuratively picked apart the Renaissance painting as if he were painting it stroke by stroke in his own mind.
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