metaphoric Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
    metaphorical.
    • a metaphorical expression
    • metaphoric language

WordNet

Met`a*phor"ic, Met`a*phor"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Metaphoric
  • Metaphorical
)
Etymology
Gr. : cf. F. métaphorique.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.

Webster 1913