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   Fig·ur·a·tive

   /ˈfiɡ(y)ərədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical: "gold, in the figurative language of the people, was “the tears wept by the sun.”"
   • 2. (of an artist or work of art) representing forms that are recognizably derived from life.

   Word Origin Middle English: from late Latin figurativus, from figurare ‘to form or fashion’, from figura (see figure).

   Derivatives

   • 1. figurativeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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