Definitionadj. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal
Last update: August 21, 2015
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President is the figurative head of the organization. Actual man in power is th e Sectretary of the organization. [adjective]
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The large works in pen and ink imitate the small marks of the tiny sketches, be they figurative images or abstract doodles. [adjective]
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Early in his career his research into figurative ceramic sculpture took him to America. [adjective]
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"They will yet find the Huron a singing-bird," said Duncan, endeavoring to adopt the figurative language of the natives. [adjective]
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The expression of his eye contradicted his figurative and boastful language, while every muscle in his wrinkled visage was working with anguish. [adjective]
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Though the figurative language of David was not very intelligible, the sincere and steady expression of his eye, and the glow of his honest countenance, were not easily mistaken. [adjective]
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Not only in figurative expression, but much more in spirit, he belongs with the poets of the revival. [adjective]
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Johns eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom. [adjective]
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The word is scarcely figurative. [Please select]
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