METAPHORIC

{ Met′a‐phor″ic (?), Met′a‐phor″ic‐al (?), } a. [[Gr. �: cf. F. métaphorique.]] 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.