HyperDic: figuratively

English > 1 sense of the word *figuratively*:
ADVERB	all	figuratively	in a figurative sense

figuratively > pronunciation
Sounds	fihgyuh'rahtihvliy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *figuratively*: 1 sense > adverb 1
Meaning	In a figurative sense.
Example	"figuratively speaking,..."
Opposite	literally	In a literal sense
Spanish	figurativamente
Catalan	figurativament
Adjectives	figurative	(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal