Proverbial

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  • adjective. Of the nature of a proverb.
  • adjective. Expressed in a proverb.
  • adjective. Widely referred to, as if the subject of a proverb; famous.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to proverbs; resembling or characteristic of a proverb: as, to express one's self with proverbial brevity.
  • Mentioned in a proverb; used or current as a proverb: as, a proverbial saying; hence, commonly spoken of; well-known; notorious.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
  • adjective. Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
  • noun. Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well known phrase.
  • noun. The groin or the testicles.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. widely known and spoken of
  • adjective. of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
    • Word Usage
    "I cannot help but wonder if Erikson has it all figured out, or he wanders in proverbial dark a bit himself."
    Equivalent
    known  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adverbial  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dirty  epigrammatic  extra  gigantic  golden  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accepted  acknowledged  aphoristic  apophthegmatic  apothegmatic  
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