Mĕt'a-phŏr'ĭe or Mĕt'a-phŏr'ĭe-al, a.

a. [Fr. métaphorique, It. & Sp. metaforico, Gr. μεταφορικός.] Pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical use of words; a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.