metaphorically

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

metaphorically
    adv 1: in a metaphorical manner; "she expressed herself
           metaphorically"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
   [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
   Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
   literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
   a metaphorical sense. -- {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
   {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness}, n.
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