1. in a way that uses a metaphor; by comparing one thing to another thing that is not literally the same

Examples

• When she said her heart was broken, she was speaking metaphorically, not literally.
• The author metaphorically describes the city as a living organism.
• He metaphorically climbed the mountain of success through hard work.
• The storm metaphorically represents the chaos in her life.
• Speaking metaphorically, time is money.
• The team metaphorically went to war against their rivals on the field.