Proverbial
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Proverbial
Adjective
- Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
"The busyness of a beaver is proverbial."
- Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)
"the proverbial smoking gun"
- Widely 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."
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