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figuratively
[ fig-yer-uh-tiv-lee ]
adverb
- 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.
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Example Sentences
Somewhere in the middle — both geographically and figuratively — is Kate, all smiles about her life in Austin, TX., and very secretive about her politics.
They mean what they say both literally and figuratively.
Later the space rock fluctuated again, this time to a figuratively and literally astronomical 1 in 59,000 chance for impact.
If not for Demi Moore literally and figuratively carrying “The Substance†on her cleaved back, it wouldn’t be on this list at all.
Trump, like other such autocrats and authoritarians, means what he says both literally and figuratively.
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