figurative
/fˈɪgjɝʌtɪv/
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Adjective
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language"
Adjective Satellite
consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read