nonliterally
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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.