allegorical
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- allegorically adverb
- allegoricalness noun
- nonallegoric adjective
- nonallegorical adjective
- nonallegorically adverb
- semiallegoric adjective
- semiallegorical adjective
- semiallegorically adverb
- unallegorical adjective
- unallegorically adverb
Etymology
Origin of allegorical
First recorded in 1520–30; equivalent to Late Latin allēgoric(us) (from Greek allēgorikós; allegory, -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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But the novel’s true greatness lies in its prophetic allegorical power.
Jonas adds, “It’s allegorical in nature. What if I could just take this man and chain him up? It’s making that literal for us to watch. It’s about that female id deep inside of us.”
From Los Angeles Times
It makes for an intriguingly allegorical work that is fascinating in concept though often static in execution.
The earliest are three allegorical scenes about the senses from c. 1624-25, when he was just shy of 20.
The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.
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