proverbial
proverbial
Definition
pro·ver·bial (prə vʉr′bē əl)
adjective
- of, or having the nature of, a proverb
- expressed in a proverb
- well-known because commonly referred to the proverbial glamour of Paris
Etymology: ME < LL proverbialis
pro·ver′·bi·ally adverb
proverbial
Synonyms
proverbial
modif.
proverbial
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- almost: Nor do I want to pretend to explain fully what Jesus left hanging in the air as a provocative, almost proverbial saying.
- now: Major events like hurricanes might be determined by tiny causes in the past such as the now proverbial flap of a butterfly's wing.
Preposition: without
- paddle: Or should that be - up the proverbial without a paddle!
Modifies a noun
- saying: In future lets remember that old proverbial saying " What's good for the goose is good for the gander " .
- iceberg: Well, like the proverbial iceberg, what you see on the surface is only a fraction of what exists.
- straw: The proverbial last straw is Brother Will's plan to make Crystal his fifth wife.
- creek: Without manufacturing, our economy will be up the proverbial creek.
- parrot: Having seen the less than satisfactory second half of the game, they must be as sick as the proverbial parrot.
- pinch: Others best taken with the proverbial pinch of salt.
Used with adjective complement
- become: The outburst of national grief on account of his death became proverbial ( Zech.
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