1. metaphorical - Adjective
2. metaphorical - Adjective Satellite
Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOur tools are extensions of our purposes, and so we find it natural to make metaphorical attributions of intentionality to them; but I take it no philosophical ice is cut by such examples. John Searle
I believe that you've created a metaphorical universe in which you can express your darkest fears. In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves, and sometimes we do such a good job, we lose track of reality. Laurie Halse Anderson
But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism, initially conceived of in a metaphorical sense, began to be taken increasingly seriously and came to entail waging a real war. Ulrich Beck
At the millennium we partied like it was 1999. And then we had a 10 year bathtub tequila hangover, man. Just hugging the metaphorical toilet on a daily basis. Christopher Titus
Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical. Dan Brown
A metaphorical weight lifted from his allegorical chest and Artemis Fowl felt himself again. Eoin Colfer