73 entries under adjective topic. ×
| metaphorical(literal, metaphor) | |
| illustrative(representation, literal, explanatory) | |
| representative(representation, literal) | |
| typical(literal, metaphor) | |
| metaphoric(revealing, graphic, literal, explanatory) | |
| allegorical(significant, representative, revealing, literal) | |
| emblematic(significant, representative, revealing, literal) | |
| florid(extravagant, elaborate, ornate, baroque) | |
| flowery(speech, extravagant, writing, elaborate) | |
| nonliteral(symbolic, metaphoric, metaphorical) | |
| symbolic(significant, representative, revealing, graphic) | |
| figural | |
| graphic(clear, explicit) | |
| symbolical | |
| allusive | |
| denotative | |
| ornate(extravagant, elaborate, flamboyant, baroque) | |
| pictorial | |
| allegoric | |
| emblematical(literal, symbolic) |
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