WordNet DictionaryWebster's 1913 Dictionary\Pro*ver"bi*al*ly\, adv. In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy.
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| Definition: | [adv] in the manner of something that has become a byword; "this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood" | ||
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| Definition: | \Pro*ver"bi*al*ly\, adv. In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy. | ||
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