noun Download 🔗Share Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase. Examples : "Instead of saying "He's a terrible student," the teacher used the proverbial "He needs extra help." " language word communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The groin or the testicles. Examples : "My grandfather often joked about the pain in his proverbial during his younger years. " anatomy sex body organ Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale. Examples : "My grandfather's proverbial wisdom about saving money was often repeated by the family. " story literature tradition phrase language culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor. Examples : "proverbial spilled milk" language literature communication phrase Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Widely known; famous; stereotypical. Examples : "I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family." culture language literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
