nonliterally
English edit
Etymology edit
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.