noun🔗ShareUsed to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase."Instead of saying "He's a terrible student," the teacher used the proverbial "He needs extra help." "languagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe groin or the testicles."My grandfather often joked about the pain in his proverbial during his younger years. "anatomysexbodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale."My grandfather's proverbial wisdom about saving money was often repeated by the family. "storyliteraturetraditionphraselanguagecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor."proverbial spilled milk"languageliteraturecommunicationphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWidely known; famous; stereotypical."I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family."culturelanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
