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metaphorical vs metaphorical of

The correct phrase is 'metaphorical.' 'Metaphorical of' is not a standard construction in English.

Last updated: March 08, 2024 • 703 views

metaphorical

This is the correct form commonly used in English.

The word 'metaphorical' is an adjective used to describe something that is metaphorical in nature.

Examples:

  • Her speech was full of metaphorical language.
  • The painting had a deep, metaphorical meaning.
  • In my story, it's really more of a metaphorical elephant.
  • Now maybe we want to treat it as metaphorical.
  • I was being metaphorical, and we did go once.
  • I thought it was going to be more of a metaphorical...
  • Maybe I should propose the metaphorical cup of coffee.
  • I eat metaphorical cheese fries now.
  • But instead you're each living in your own metaphorical prison.
  • I'm assuming that you're the daddy in this metaphorical relationship...
  • And I don't mean a metaphorical hole.
  • Which for the purposes of a metaphorical argument is very important.
  • It burns a metaphorical hole in my pocket.
  • That had better be a metaphorical keyhole, Germaine.
  • So, they completely miss the metaphorical meaning.
  • Why? Because we cannot ignore the metaphorical meaning of words either.
  • Our EM drive will allow us to make our own metaphorical water.
  • Its writings tend to be effusive and metaphorical being less concerned with political doctrines.
  • The geometric associations of these adjectives are metaphorical.
  • The fall is both actual and metaphorical.
  • Went home without ringing either her metaphorical or actual bell.

metaphorical of

This is not a standard or correct construction in English.

  • Any other use of cockpit is in some sense metaphorical of that - in the case of its nautical and aeronautical use, it refers to the cramped space - one supposes.
  • In this example, followers of Christ are said to be “a new creation.” It is metaphorical, of course, because something already existing cannot be created.
  • meaning is metaphorical. Of course, everything that I have said so far suggests that this worry, if it is indeed Davidson's, is groundless. For if he allows that ...
  • ... then, that it is not only in poetry that the metaphor is the thing, but that all thought is metaphorical. Of course most of our language is not obviously metaphorical ...

Alternatives:

  • metaphorical

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