figurative
Meaning (English)
used in a metaphorical rather than a literal sense
Meaning (मराठी)
लाक्षणिक, अलंकारिक
Used in a sentence
The phrase “drowning in files” was figurative, not a description of a flood.
“फायलींमध्ये बुडणे” हा वाक्प्रचार लाक्षणिक होता, पुराचे वर्णन नव्हे.
Synonyms
metaphoricalsymbolicallusive