metaphorically
/ˌmɛtəˈfɔrɪkli/
adverb
- In a way that uses a metaphor; not literally, but as a symbol or figure of speech.
- He was, metaphorically speaking, drowning in debt.
- The artist metaphorically captured the feeling of loneliness in her painting.
- When I say I'm starving, I mean it metaphorically — I just missed lunch.
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