'Metaphorical' definitions:

Definition of 'metaphorical'

From: WordNet
adjective
Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn: metaphorical, metaphoric]

Definition of 'Metaphorical'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]