Definitions of proverbial [əˈvɜr bi əl]

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Definition of 'proverbial'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) proverbial
of, characteristic of, or resembling a proverb.

2. proverbial
expressed in or as if in a proverb.

3. proverbial
having become an object of common mention or reference:
his proverbial wit.

Definition of 'proverbial'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) proverbial
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
"he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper"

2. (adj) proverbial
widely known and spoken of
"her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"

Definition of 'proverbial'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) proverbial
mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial

2. (adj) proverbial
of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb

Translation of 'proverbial'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!'
Afrikaans: spreekwoordelik	Arabic: مَثَلي، مَضْرِب الأمْثال	Bulgarian: пословичен
Brazilian: proverbial	Czech: příslovečný	German: sprichwörtlich
Danish: ordsprogsagtig; ordsprogs	Greek: παροιμιώδης	Spanish: proverbial
Estonian: üldtuntud	Farsi: به صورت ضرب المثل	Finnish: tunnettu
French: proverbial	Hebrew: יָדוּעַ לַכּול	Hindi: लोकोक्तिय, लोकप्रसिद्ध, क
Hungarian: közmodásos, közismert	Indonesian: perumpamaan	Icelandic: málsháttar-; alþekktur
Italian: proverbiale	Japanese: ことわざの	Korean: 금언적인
Lithuanian: tapęs priežodžiu, plačiai	Latvian: parunas-; vispārzināms	Malay: spt bidalan
Dutch: spreekwoordelijk	Norwegian: som i ordtaket, fyndig, l	Polish: przysłowiowy
Persian: به صورت ضرب المثل	Pashto: د متل په ډول	Portuguese: proverbial
Romanian: proverbial	Russian: общеизвестный	Slovak: príslovečný, povestný
Slovenian: pregovoren	Serbian: poslovičan	Swedish: ordspråksmässig, allmänt
Thai: ที่เกี่ยวกับสุภาษิต	Turkish: atasözüne ait	Taiwanese: 諺語的
Ukrainian: такий, що увійшов у присл	Urdu: مشہور، مثالي	Vietnamese: thuộc tục ngữ
Chinese: 谚语的
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