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BNC: 32703 COCA: 16429

figuratively

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figuratively /ˈfɪgjərətɪvli/ adverb
figuratively
/ˈfɪgjərətɪvli/
adverb
Learner's definition of FIGURATIVELY
: in a figurative way : with a meaning that is different from the basic or literal meaning and that expresses an idea by using language that usually describes something else比喻地;打比方地
BNC: 32703 COCA: 16429

figuratively

adverb

fig·​u·​ra·​tive·​ly ˈfi-g(y)ə-rə-tiv-lē How to pronounce figuratively (audio)
: in a figurative way: such as
a
: with a meaning that is metaphorical rather than literal
Speaking of panic, I recently ran into (figuratively, not literally) a friend who was ranting about giant "bees" digging holes in his lawn. Ron Kujawski
Poor small-town America. During the last gasps of this fevered election, pollsters, zealous campaign foot soldiers and reporters are kicking down its doors, figuratively speaking … Doug Colligan
b
: in a way intended to represent the form or figure of something or someone having objective reality : in a way that is not purely abstract
Franz Kline, who had always painted figuratively, made his breakthrough in 1949 when he looked at one of his sketches in a Bell-Opticon magnifier, and saw the rough, thrusting horizontals and verticals that became the basis of his new abstract style. Calvin Tomkins

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of figuratively was in the 14th century
BNC: 32703 COCA: 16429

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