nonliterally
English
Etymology
nonliteral + -ly
Adverb
nonliterally (not comparable)
- In a manner that is not literal.
- 2006, Jennifer Hornsby, Guy Longworth, Reading philosophy of language: selected texts with interactive commentary
- You speak nonliterally when you say one thing and mean something else instead.
- 2006, Jennifer Hornsby, Guy Longworth, Reading philosophy of language: selected texts with interactive commentary