See Also: figurative(dictionary)
figurative(dictionary)

figurative (oh)



a figurative word or phrase is used in a different way from its usual meaning, to give you a particular idea or picture in your mind
-see also literal literal
::He's my son, in the figurative sense of the word.
technical figurative art shows objects, people, or the countryside as they really look
-see also abstract abstract
-- figuratively adv
::They have a taste - figuratively speaking - for excitement.