Added 8 October 2026 metaphorically adverb Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adverb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about metaphorically at Wordnik → Where our words come from → In a metaphorical manner; not literally; by means of metaphor. He conveyed his teachings metaphorically. Used to draw attention that what follows is a metaphor, not to be taken literally Metaphorically, he was crushed. Related Words: figurativelysymbolicallyvirtuallymetaphrasticallynonliterallymetaphysicallyunmetaphoricallyunfigurativelyallegoricallyliterarilymetaphonicallynonmetaphysically Back to today's word