nonliterally
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
nonliteral + -ly
Adverb[edit]
nonliterally (not comparable)
- In a manner that is not literal.
- Synonyms: figuratively, metaphorically
- Antonym: literally
- 2006, Jennifer Hornsby, Guy Longworth, Reading philosophy of language: selected texts with interactive commentary:
- You speak nonliterally when you say one thing and mean something else instead.