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English-Thai Dictionary

metaphorical

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ใช้ คำอุปมา  symbolical allegorical figurative kiao-kab-kan-chai-kam-u-pa-ma

 

metaphorically

ADV อย่าง เปรียบเทียบ  yang-priab-tiab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

METAPHORICALLY

adv. In a metaphorical manner; not literally.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

metaphorical

met a phor i cal |ˌmetəˈfôrikəl metəˈfɔːrɪkl | adjective characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative: many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body. DERIVATIVES met a phor i cal ly |ˌmetəˈfôrik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

metaphorical

meta |phor ¦ic ¦al |ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkl | adjective characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative: many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body. DERIVATIVES metaphorically |-ˈfɒrɪk (ə )li |adverb

 

Oxford Thesaurus

metaphorical

metaphorical adjective there is no clear line between literal and metaphorical senses: figurative, allegorical, analogous, symbolic, emblematic; imaginative, fanciful, extended; rare parabolic, tropical. ANTONYMS literal.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

metaphorical

met a phor i cal /mètəfɔ́ːrɪk (ə )l |-fɔ́r -/形容詞 隠喩 いんゆ の, 隠喩的な, 隠喩を用いた ; 比喩的な .ly 副詞