Слово "figurative". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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1. Those stern, immitigable features seemed to symbolise an evil influence, and so darkly to mingle the shadow of their presence with the sunshine of the passing hour, that no good thoughts or purposes could ever spring up and blossom there. To the thoughtful mind, there will be no tinge of superstition in what we figuratively express, by affirming that the ghost of a dead progenitor—perhaps as a portion of his own punishment—is often doomed to become the Evil Genius of his family.
   Эти суровые, неумолимые черты как будто символизировали грустную судьбу дома.
   Дом о семи шпилях. Натаниэль Готорн, стр. 17
2. 'A hundred per cent!' confirmed the man, who was fond of whimsical and figurative expressions.
   – На все сто! – подтвердил тот, любя выражаться вычурно и фигурально.
   Мастер и Маргарита. Михаил Булгаков, стр. 6
3. If she had managed the victory at once, and he had yielded and sincerely laid his heart at her feet, I should have covered my face, turned to the wall, and (figuratively) have died to them.
   Если бы она победила его и он, покорившись ее власти, искренне положил бы к ее ногам свою любовь, я закрыла бы лицо свое, отвернулась бы к стенке и (выражаясь фигурально) умерла бы для них.
   Джейн Эйр. Шарлотта Бронте, стр. 204