proverbially

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb In a manner that uses proverbs; in or according to proverbs.

   The bee is a proverbially busy creature.

2. adverb In a manner reminiscent of a proverb.

Similar words

figuratively allegorically prophetically metaphorically poetically prosily idiomatically propositionally metaphrastically rhetorically

Often followed by

the a said slow difficult known short uncertain dangerous bad

Word family

proverbial