Associations to the word «Metaphorically»
Noun
- Metaphor
- Allusion
- Phrase
- Mysticism
- Divine
- Analogy
- Puritan
- Likeness
- Imagery
- Zeus
- Scripture
- Term
- Or
- Realm
- Poem
- Context
- Discourse
- Sense
- Interpretation
- Contrary
- Word
- Means
- Concept
- Instance
- Thread
- Jesus
- Sentence
- God
- Testament
- Universe
- Object
- Passage
- Christ
- Desire
- Neighbor
- Poet
- Nature
- Conception
- Understanding
- Expression
- Belief
- Theme
- Bottom
- Meaning
- Hell
- Creation
- Text
- Ancestor
- Organism
- Deed
- Audience
- Idea
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
METAPHORICALLY, adverb. (manner) In a metaphoric manner; not literally; by means of metaphor.
METAPHORICALLY, adverb. (speech act) Used to draw attention that what follows is a metaphor, not to be taken literally
Dictionary definition
METAPHORICALLY, adverb. In a metaphorical manner; "she expressed herself metaphorically".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.