figuredly
/ˈfɪɡjərdli/
adverb
- In a way that uses figures of speech or symbolic meaning; metaphorically.
- The story figuredly represents the struggle between good and evil.
- When he said the city was a jungle, he meant it figuredly, not literally.
- The poet spoke figuredly of the seasons as a cycle of life and death.
- In a patterned or designed manner.
- The fabric was figuredly woven with repeating diamonds and stars.
- The garden was laid out figuredly with symmetrical flower beds.
- The ceiling was figuredly painted with clouds and cherubs.
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