'Metaphorically' definitions:
Definition of 'metaphorically'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a metaphorical manner; "she expressed herself metaphorically"
Definition of 'Metaphorically'
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]