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metaphoric, a.|mɛtəˈfɒrɪk|
[f. metaphor + -ic.]
= metaphorical.
1597in Farr S. P. Eliz. (1845) II. 447 Restraine your haughtie metaphoricke lines. 1669Gale Crt. Gentiles i. i. ii. 11 Traditions; which he wraps up in..metaphoric, and Allegoric notions. 1726Swift To a Lady in Heroic Style 119 Metaphoric Meat and Drink Is to understand and think. 1875M. & Fr. Collins Sweet & Twenty i. xvi, Sarah..did not understand Miss Litton's metaphoric language. |