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proverbially

Adverb

Meaning

In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy.

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this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood Source: Internet

Brittany was proverbially wealthy throughout much of its history: it prospered from trade before and during Roman rule, mid-ninth century legal documents reveal peasant landowners suing lords for trespass. Source: Internet

However, since cash is still needed in order to carry out transactions this means that more "trips to the bank" are necessary in order to make withdrawals, proverbially wearing out the "shoe leather" with each trip. Source: Internet

I even had a brief encounter with Romero himself on the modem based multiplayer hub DWANGO where I proverbially "sucked it down". Source: Internet

Because this command (and elsewhere) states “live,” Jewish tradition has come to teach proverbially that Jews are meant to live by the law, not die by it. Source: Internet

It was an unprecedented act, given that until that moment Italian politicians were proverbially serious and formal. Source: Internet

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