proverbially

prəˈvɜːrbiəli

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Definition of proverbially - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

commonly known

Rare

in a way that is widely known and spoken of

Rare

He is, proverbially, the life of the party..

commonly

to an extreme

Rare

to a proverbial degree, often exaggerating

Rare

She is, proverbially speaking, as busy as a bee..

exaggeratedly

extremely

hyperbolically

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Origin of proverbially

Latin, proverbium (common saying)

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figurative

proverbially distant or remote place

Examples of proverbially in a sentence

Proverbially, time heals all wounds.
He is, proverbially, a walking encyclopedia.
The task was, proverbially, a piece of cake.

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French:proverbialement, ...
German:sprichwörtlich, ...
Italian:proverbialmente, ...
Spanish:proverbialmente, extremadamente, ...
Portuguese:proverbialmente, de forma proverbial, ...
Chinese:众所周知地, 夸张地, ...
Japanese:ことわざ的に, 諺的に, ...
Arabic:كَمَا هُوَ مَعْرُوف, كما في الأمثال, ...
Hebrew:כְּפִי שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר, בְּאוֹפֶן מֻגְזָם, ...
Russian:как говорится, поговорочно, ...
Ukrainian:як кажуть, перебільшено, ...
Hindi:लोकोक्ति के रूप में, ...
Bengali:প্রবাদতুল্যভাবে, অত্যন্ত, ...
Catalan:proverbialment, extremadament, ...
Czech:pověstně, příslovečně, ...
Danish:ordsprogsagtigt, yderst, ...
Dutch:bij wijze van spreken, overdreven, ...
Greek:παροιμιωδώς, υπερβολικά, ...
Hungarian:közismerten, közmondásosan, ...
Khmer:តាមដែលគេស្គាល់ជាទូទៅ, ក្នុងកម្រិតដែលគេតែងនិយាយបំផ្លើស, ...
Korean:속담처럼, 과장되게, ...
Persian:به طور ضرب المثلی, به طور اغراق آمیز, ...
Polish:przysłowiowo, ...
Portuguese (BR):proverbialmente, de forma proverbial, ...
Romanian:proverbial, exagerat, ...
Swedish:som man säger, överdrivet, ...
Thai:ตามที่รู้กัน, อย่างเกินจริง, ...
Turkish:deyim yerindeyse, abartılı bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:theo cách nói, một cách cường điệu, ...

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Definition of proverbially - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Origin of proverbially

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Terms with proverbially included in their meaning

Examples of proverbially in a sentence

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