FIGURATIVE
\fˈɪɡjʊɹˌe͡ɪtɪv], \fˈɪɡjʊɹˌeɪtɪv], \f_ˈɪ_ɡ_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_v]\
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Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative.
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Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description.
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Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2.
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Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; - applied to words and expressions.
By Oddity Software
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Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative.
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Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description.
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Relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc. See Figure, n., 2.
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Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; - applied to words and expressions.
By Noah Webster.
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Representing by figures, resemblances, or types; ornate; flowery; as, a description highly figurative; symbolical; unreal.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Containing figures; metaphorical.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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