Definition of "metaphoric" []

• Like a metaphor. (adjective)

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• "Cleanliness is not next to godliness; in metaphoric terms at least, it is godliness."
• "And the fourth is usually described as a metaphoric reference to the setting of the sun, the end of one's day on earth."
• "Now right here’s where this post gets weird: This kind of experience – where the universe speaks in metaphoric language – is no longer unusual."