how to pronounce figuratively

/fɪɡˈjʊɹətɪvliː/

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figuratively is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of figuratively in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and figuratively that they've committed …”

meanings of figuratively

adverb:

Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
In a figurative manner.

figuratively frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word figuratively occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics figuratively can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that figuratively can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;