PROVERBIAL
10 letters
17 Scrabble points
/pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/
Definition of PROVERBIAL
noun
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Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
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The groin or the testicles.
"You'll find they've got you by the proverbials."
adjective
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Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
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Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
"proverbial spilled milk"
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Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
"I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family."
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
P
R
O
V
E
R
B
I
A
L
Length
10 letters
Scrabble Score
17 points