What does allegorical mean?
Allegorical means Of, relating to, or containing allegory..
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/ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/ · adjective
Of, relating to, or containing allegory..
c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice An allegorical application.
Allegorical being […] that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.
Use allegorical when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Allegorical means Of, relating to, or containing allegory..
Common synonyms include allegoric, representative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
c. 1717, Alexander Pope, remarks on Thomas Parnell's Battle of the Frogs and Mice An allegorical application.
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