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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
figurative \fig"urative\, a. l. figurativus: cf. f.
figuratif. see figurative.
1. representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical;
representative.
1913 webster
this, they will say, was figurative, and served, by
god's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the
true glory of a more divine sanctity. --hooker.
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2. used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not
literal; -- applied to words and expressions.
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3. abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a
highly figurative description.
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4. relating to the representation of form or figure by
drawing, carving, etc. see figure, n., 2.
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they belonged to a nation dedicated to the
figurative arts, and they wrote for a public
familiar with painted form. --j. a.
symonds.
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figurative counterpoint or figurative descant. see under
figurate. -- fig"uratively, adv. --
fig"urativeness, n.
1913 webster
see also:
figurative figure figurative counterpoint figurative descant figurate fig"uratively
fig"urativeness
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