Proverbial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of the nature of a proverb.
  • adj. Expressed in a proverb.
  • adj. Widely referred to, as if the subject of a proverb; famous.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
  • adj. Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
  • n. Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well known phrase.
  • n. The groin or the testicles.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known
  • adj. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.
    • 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.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. widely known and spoken of
  • adj. of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
    • Equivalent
    known   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adverbial   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    very    gigantic    golden    pithy    stupid   
     
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