📚 Figurative, adjective. 🔉 /ˈfɪɡ(ə)rətɪv/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: Departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical. ❗️ Examples: 1. A figurative expression. 2. For example, is the term metaphor itself literal or figurative? 3. Teens comprehend abstract language, such as idioms, figurative language, and metaphors. 4. A figurative remark takes on literal construction, a metaphor is concretized in fact. 5. Using it is too much of a literal and figurative headache, and if you get sloppy there's always the danger of nasty results. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic