Proverbially

proverbial (prəˈvɜːbɪəl)

—*adj*
1.	(prenominal) commonly or traditionally referred to, esp as being an example of some peculiarity, characteristic, etc
2.	of, connected with, embodied in, or resembling a proverb

pro'verbially

—*adv*

proverbial (prəˈvɜːbɪəl)

—*adj*
1.	(prenominal) commonly or traditionally referred to, esp as being an example of some peculiarity, characteristic, etc
2.	of, connected with, embodied in, or resembling a proverb

pro'verbially

—*adv*

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proverbial

mid-15c., from L.L. proverbialis, from proverbium (see proverb).

Example sentences

In environmental terms, these people lived in proverbially interesting times.

Emotion, indeed, is proverbially inclined to speechlessness.

The identification of strangers is proverbially untrustworthy.

It is proverbially foolish to throw good money after bad.

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"From Washington, proverbially "the city of distances," through all its cities, states, and territories, it is a country of beginnings, of projects, of designs, and expectations."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson