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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in a metaphorical manner;
- Example: "she expressed herself metaphorically"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

metaphorically adv 1: in a metaphorical manner; "she expressed herself metaphorically"