semi figurative
yər adjective
1.
of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.” Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
2.
metaphorically so called: His remark was a figurative boomerang.
3.
abounding in or fond of figures of speech: Elizabethan poetry is highly figurative. Synonyms: ornate, ornamental, flowery, elaborate, florid, grandiloquent.
4.
representing by means of a figure or likeness, as in drawing or sculpture.
5.
representing by a figure or emblem; emblematic.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin figūrātīvus (see figurate, -ive); replacing Middle English figuratif < Middle French
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin figūrātīvus (see figurate, -ive); replacing Middle English figuratif < Middle French
Related forms
fig·ur·a·tive·ly, adverb
fig·ur·a·tive·ness, noun
non·fig·ur·a·tive, adjective
non·fig·ur·a·tive·ly, adverb
non·fig·ur·a·tive·ness, noun
sem·i·fig·ur·a·tive, adjective
sem·i·fig·ur·a·tive·ly, adverb
sem·i·fig·ur·a·tive·ness, noun
un·fig·ur·a·tive, adjective
un·fig·ur·a·tive·ly, adverb
un·fig·ur·a·tive·ness, noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of the nature of, resembling, or involving a figure of speech; not literal; metaphorical |
| 2. | using or filled with figures of speech |
| 3. | representing by means of an emblem, likeness, figure, etc |
| 4. | (in painting, sculpture, etc) of, relating to, or characterized by the naturalistic representation of the external world |
| 'figuratively | |
| —adv | |
| 'figurativeness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
figurative
late 14c., from Fr. figuratif, from L.L. figurativus, from figurare (see figure). Of speech, language, etc., "involving figures of speech," from 1845. Related: Figuratively
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