Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a figurate manner.
  • 2 Figuratively.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a figurate manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb figuratively, in a figurative manner.

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Examples

  • It sure is fun visiting this little echo chamber and figurately seeing all these socialist pigs squeal ....

    Senate Democrat fuming at Lieberman 2009

  • Saw I am Sylar, wished the writers figured out what each character was instead of changing their personality (figurately people) every epsiode to the whims and fancy's of cliff hangers

    unknown title 2009

  • Oh please, you are killin 'us, figurately of course, becuase you are a pathetic looser of a human, who does not even deserve to draw breath.

    Think Progress 2009

  • Oh please, you are killin 'us, figurately of course, becuase you are a pathetic looser of a human, who does not even deserve to draw breath.

    Think Progress 2009

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