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Definition of figurative



Overview of adj figurative

The adj figurative has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) figurative, nonliteral

((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language")

2. figural, figurative

(consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read)