"metaphoric" meaning in English

See metaphoric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more metaphoric [comparative], most metaphoric [superlative]
Etymology: metaphor + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metaphor|ic}} metaphor + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} metaphoric (comparative more metaphoric, superlative most metaphoric)
  1. Synonym of metaphorical Synonyms: metaphorical [synonym, synonym-of], metaphorick [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-metaphoric-en-adj-YbEUvqYy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

Alternative forms

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