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unmetaphoric

unmetaphoric adjective: not metaphoric; not endowed with the quality of a metaphor.

Adjective

unmetaphoric (not comparable)

  1. Not metaphoric; not endowed with the quality of a metaphor
    • He wrote simple, unmetaphoric sentences.
    Synonyms:
    unmetaphorical

Synonyms of unmetaphoric

Origin of unmetaphoric

From un- + metaphoric.

Questions about unmetaphoric

What does unmetaphoric mean?
Unmetaphoric means not metaphoric; not endowed with the quality of a metaphor.
What part of speech is unmetaphoric?
Unmetaphoric is an adjective.

Words near unmetaphoric in the dictionary

  1. unmetallized
  2. unmetallurgical
  3. unmetamorphic
  4. unmetamorphized
  5. unmetamorphosed
  6. unmetaphoric
  7. unmetaphorical
  8. unmetaphorically
  9. unmetaphysic
  10. unmetaphysical
  11. unmetasomatized

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