Embellished is a related term of figurative.
As a verb embellished
is (
embellish).
As an adjective figurative is
metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs".
embellished English
Verb
(head)
(embellish)
embellish English
Verb
( es)
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
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To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
- to embellish a story, the truth
Synonyms
* adorn
* beautify
* decorate
* deck
* grace
* ornament
* prettify
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figurative English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".
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Metaphorically so called
With many figures of speech
Emblematic; representative
* Hooker
- This, they will say, was figurative , and served, by God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity.
* J. A. Symonds
- They belonged to a nation dedicated to the figurative arts, and they wrote for a public familiar with painted form.
Usage notes
* Said of language, expression, etc.
Antonyms
* literal
Derived terms
* figurativeness
* figuratively
Related terms
* figure
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