Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: figuratively
IPA transcription: [fɪɡj'ʊɹətɪvli]
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: figuratively
    Meaning: in a figurative sense; "figuratively speaking,..."
Usage examples
  • And these paths are bordered and screened, figuratively and literally, with bush and trees of his own selection, setting out and cultivation--shelters of the familiar, the habitual, the customary.