figural

[fig-yer-uhl]

adjective

consisting of figures, especially human or animal figures: the figural representations contained in ancient wall paintings.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin figūrālis, equivalent to Latin figūra figure + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

fig·ur·al·ly, adverb

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figural (ˈfɪɡərəl)

—*adj*
	composed of or relating to human or animal figures

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