12 Letter Words for Figuratively
figuratively
11 Letter Words for Figuratively
arguitively
10 Letter Words for Figuratively
figurately, figurative, fugitively
9 Letter Words for Figuratively
fragility, frugality, furtively, virgulate, vulgarity
8 Letter Words for Figuratively
alurgite, argutely, faultier, figulate, figurate, figurial, filature, firetail, fruitage, fruitily, fruitive, fugitive, grateful, guiltier, ligative, ligature, ligurite, regality, rivality, uglifier, vagility, vaultier, vertugal, vigilate, virtuefy, vitulary
7 Letter Words for Figuratively
agility, airlift, aureity, egality, failure, fairily, faitery, fargite, fatigue, faulter, favrile, fierily, figurae, figural, filiate, filiety, firelit, fitlier, flative, flutier, flytier, fragile, frailty, frigate, frutage, fuglier, furivae, furtive, futiler, futiley, gaulter, gavyuti, gifture, gratify, gravely, gravity, greatly, guarite, guilery, guilfat, gulfier, ilvaite, irately, laurite, lietuva, liguria, litarge, liturgy, rageful, reality, refugia, refutal, regalty, rituale, rivulet, tearful, tearily, tegular, teguria, telurgy, tigerly, tragule, trayful, trivial, tuilyie, turfage, uralite, vaguely, vaguity, valetry, variety, vaulter, vilayet, virelai, virelay, virgate, virgula, virgule, virtual, viruela, vitrage, vitrail, vitreal, vitrial, vitrify, vitular, vulgare, vulgate, yearful, yeguita
6 Letter Words for Figuratively
aerify, aerily, afrite, agiler, agrief, agrufe, agruif, aguilt, aiglet, aigret, airgel, airify, airily, aliter, altify, alture, alvite, argify, argive, argufy, arguli, argute, argyle, arigue, artful, artily, augite, aurify, aurite, averil, earful, eluvia, elytra, fairly, falter, farleu, farley, faulty, fealty, featly, fegary, ferial, ferity, ferula, fetial, figary, figura, figure, figury, filate, filite, filter, filtre, flaite, flayer, fleury, flirty, fluate, fluier, fluter, flutey, fraile, fregit, frugal, fruity, fugate, fugler, fulyie, furial, furile, futile, gaiety, gaiter, garvey, garvie, gaufer, gauily, gaurie, gelati, geraty, gerful, gevalt, giftie, gilver, glaire, glairy, glaive, glaury, glaver, gleary, gluier, glutei, graile, gravel, grayle, grivet, guiler, guilty, guitar, gurlet, guyler, gyrate, ifreal, igitur, ireful, larget, lative, lauter, leafit, legati, levity, lifter, ligate, ligure, lirate, livery, livier, livyer, lyrate, raglet, ragule, raguly, ratify, rayful, raylet, realty, refait, reflag, regift, regula, reguli, relift, retail, retial, rialty, rifely, riglet, ritely, ritual, rivage, rugate, rutile, taigle, tailer, tailge, tailye, tairge, taiver, tauryl, tegula, telary, tergal, tigery, tilery, tilyer, tirage, traily, travel, triage, trifle, trifly, trigae, trigly, trivia, tuareg, tugela, tulare, tyauve, tylari, uglier, uglify, uretal, vagile, vaguer, valeur, valuer, valure, varify, varlet, vatful, vaulty, velary, vergil, verify, verily, verity, verlig, veruta, vilify, vility, virgal, virgil, virial, virify, virile, virtue, vitial, vulgar
5 Letter Words for Figuratively
aegir, afire, afley, afret, afrit, after, agile, aglet, agley, aguey, aguti, aiery, aiger, aiver, aleft, alert, aleut, alfet, aliet, alife, alite, ality, alive, alter, alure, arefy, argel, argil, argle, argue, ariel, arite, artel, artly, arvel, ately, atule, auger, auget, aurei, auryl, autre, avert, avile, aygre, aylet, ayrie, early, ergal, ervil, fager, faire, fairy, farle, fatil, fatly, fault, faute, fauve, favel, faver, fayer, featy, felty, feral, feria, ferly, fetal, feuar, fieri, fiery, filar, filea, filer, filet, fitly, fiver, flair, flare, flary, flear, fleay, fleur, flier, flirt, flite, flrie, fluer, fluey, flurt, flute, fluty, fluyt, flyte, frail, frate, frati, freit, freya, fruit, fuage, fugal, fugie, fugit, fugle, fugly, fural, furil, furyl, gaily, galet, galey, galut, garle, gater, gault, gaure, gauri, gavel, gayer, geira, gilet, gilia, gilty, girly, giver, givey, glair, glare, glary, glaur, glave, gleir, gleit, glift, gluer, gluey, glute, graft, grail, grate, grave, gravy, great, greit, greta, grief, grift, gruel, grufe, gruft, gteau, guary, guelf, guile, guilt, guily, gular, gulfy, gurle, gurly, guyer, guyle, gyral, ifrit, iliau, irate, irula, italy, ivray, laeti, lager, lairy, laity, large, largy, larve, later, laure, laury, laver, layer, leafy, leary, leavy, lefty, legit, legua, levir, liart, lieut, lifer, lifey, liger, litai, liter, litra, litui, liver, livre, luger, lurgi, lurgy, lurve, lutea, luter, lutra, luyia, lyart, rafty, raile, ratel, rauli, ravel, rayle, refit, refly, regal, regia, reify, relay, relig, retag, retal, retia, revay, rifle, rifte, rifty, rigel, rigil, riley, rival, rivel, rivet, riyal, ruely, rugae, rugal, rutyl, tagel, taily, taler, targe, tarie, tarve, taver, tayer, tayir, teary, tegua, telar, telia, terai, terga, tiger, tiler, tilia, tirve, tiver, tragi, trail, trave, trefa, treif, trial, trifa, triga, truly, tugra, turfy, turgy, turvy, tuyer, tyler, ugali, ultra, ulyie, uraei, urali, urate, ureal, urial, uriel, urite, uteri, utile, uvate, uveal, vague, vaire, vairy, valet, value, vault, vaute, vealy, vefry, veily, velar, veray, vergi, vertu, verty, viage, vigia, vigil, viler, viral, virga, virge, virtu, vitae, vital, vitra, vitry, yager, yerga, yerva, yurta
4 Letter Words for Figuratively
afer, ager, aget, agit, aglu, agly, ague, aiel, aile, aire, airt, airy, aitu, aivr, alef, alif, alii, areg, aret, aril, arle, arte, arty, arui, aryl, atef, atle, atli, atry, auge, aute, aver, avie, ayre, earl, egal, eila, eira, eiry, eral, erat, eria, eruv, etua, etui, eval, evil, eyra, fage, fail, fair, fait, fare, farl, fart, fate, faut, fave, favi, feal, fear, feat, feil, felt, feru, ferv, feta, fiar, fiat, fiel, fier, fila, file, fili, filt, fire, firy, five, flag, flat, flav, flay, flea, fleg, flet, fley, flir, flit, flue, frae, frag, frat, frau, fray, fret, frey, frig, frit, frug, fuel, fula, furl, fury, fute, fuye, fyle, gael, gaet, gail, gair, gait, gale, gali, galt, galv, gare, gari, gart, gary, gate, gaul, gaur, gaut, gave, geal, gear, geat, geir, geit, gery, geta, gift, gila, gile, gilt, gire, giri, girl, girt, gite, give, glar, glei, gley, glia, glit, glue, glut, graf, grat, grav, gray, gret, grit, grue, gruf, guar, gufa, gula, gule, gulf, gult, guly, gurl, gurt, gyal, gyle, gyre, gyri, gyte, gyve, iare, iglu, ilea, ilia, itai, ital, itel, iter, iure, ivry, iyar, laer, laet, laft, lair, lait, lare, lari, late, lati, lauf, laur, lave, lavy, leaf, lear, leat, left, leir, leva, levi, levy, liar, lief, lier, lieu, life, lift, lige, lira, lire, liri, lite, liti, litu, live, luge, luit, lura, lure, lurg, lute, lyra, lyre, lyte, raft, rage, ragi, rail, rait, rale, rate, ratu, rave, real, refl, reft, regt, reif, reit, rely, rial, riel, rife, rift, riga, rile, rita, rite, riva, rive, ruga, rule, ruly, ruta, ryal, ryfe, tael, taig, tail, tale, tali, tare, tari, taur, tave, teal, tear, tega, tegu, teil, tela, teli, tera, terf, tiar, tier, tige, tile, tire, tirl, tivy, trag, trav, tray, trey, trie, trig, true, trug, trye, tufa, tula, tule, turf, tyer, ufer, ugli, ugly, uily, ulta, ulva, ural, urea, urge, uria, urva, utai, util, uvae, uval, uvea, uvre, vage, vagi, vail, vair, vale, vali, vare, vari, vary, vatu, vaut, vayu, veal, veau, vega, veil, vela, vera, veri, vert, very, veta, vial, vier, viga, vila, vile, virl, vita, vite, vlei, vril, vulg, yagi, yair, yale, yali, yalu, yare, yarl, yate, yati, year, yeat, yelt, yeta, yeti, yilt, yite, yuft, yuga, yule, yurt
3 Letter Words for Figuratively
aer, aft, age, agr, agt, agy, ail, air, ait, ale, alf, alg, alt, aly, are, arf, arg, art, aru, ary, ate, auf, aug, aul, ave, avg, aye, ayr, ayu, ear, eat, eau, efl, eft, eir, ela, elf, eli, elt, era, erf, erg, ert, eta, ety, evg, eyl, eyr, fag, far, fat, fay, fei, fer, fet, feu, fey, fie, fig, fil, fir, fit, flt, flu, fly, fra, frg, fri, frt, fry, fug, fur, fut, gal, gar, gat, gau, gay, gel, ger, get, gey, gie, gif, git, glt, gra, grf, gry, gte, gue, gui, gul, gur, gut, guv, guy, gye, ife, ile, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, ivy, lag, lai, lar, lat, lav, lay, lea, leg, lei, ler, let, leu, lev, ley, lie, lif, lig, lir, lit, ltr, lue, lug, lur, lut, lye, raf, rag, rai, rat, ray, rea, ref, reg, rei, rel, rev, ria, rie, rif, rig, rit, riv, rle, rly, rte, rti, rue, rug, rut, rya, rye, tag, tai, tal, tar, tau, tav, tay, tea, tef, teg, tel, ter, tfr, tie, tig, til, tiu, tlr, tra, trf, tri, try, tua, tue, tug, tui, tur, tuy, tye, tyg, tyr, uey, ufa, ugt, uit, ula, ule, ult, ura, ure, urf, uta, ute, uti, uva, vae, vag, val, var, vat, vau, veg, vei, vel, ver, vet, via, vie, vig, vii, vil, vlf, vly, vug, yag, yar, yat, yea, yer, yet, yue, yug
Definitions for Figuratively
[1] of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”
[2] metaphorically so called: His remark was a figurative boomerang.
[3] abounding in or fond of figures of speech: Elizabethan poetry is highly figurative.
[4] representing by means of a figure or likeness, as in drawing or sculpture.
[5] representing by a figure or emblem; emblematic.
[6] of the nature of, resembling, or involving a figure of speech; not literal; metaphorical
[7] using or filled with figures of speech
[8] representing by means of an emblem, likeness, figure, etc
[9] (in painting, sculpture, etc) of, relating to, or characterized by the naturalistic representation of the external world
Words nearby Figuratively
figurativefigurant, figurante, figurate, figurate number, figuration, figurative, figurative language, figure, figure and ground, figure eight, figure eight suture
Origin of Figuratively
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin figūrātīvus (see figure) + -ive; replacing Middle English figuratif < Middle French
Words that may be confused with Figuratively
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, figurativefiguratively, literally, virtually, (see, usage, note, at, literally)
Other words from Figuratively
fig·ur·a·tive·ly , adverb
fig·ur·a·tive·ness , noun
non·fig·ur·a·tive , adjective
non·fig·ur·a·tive·ly , adverb
non·fig·ur·a·tive·ness , noun
sem·i·fig·ur·a·tive , adjective
sem·i·fig·ur·a·tive·ly , adverb
sem·i·fig·ur·a·tive·ness , noun
un·fig·ur·a·tive , adjective
un·fig·ur·a·tive·ly , adverb
un·fig·ur·a·tive·ness , noun