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proverbially

adv

Etymology

From proverbial + -ly.

Definitions

  1. In a manner that uses proverbs

    In a manner that uses proverbs; in or according to proverbs.

    • The bee is a proverbially busy creature.
    • “Unless I am gravely in error you are yourself a very brave man, and brave men are proverbially magnanimous.”

  2. In a manner reminiscent of a proverb.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA