Associations to the word «Proverbial»
Noun
- Proverb
- Phrase
- Wisdom
- Hospitality
- Fable
- Maxim
- Expression
- Generosity
- Needle
- Straw
- Saying
- Grimm
- Propensity
- Reggae
- Philosophy
- Lore
- Quotation
- Allusion
- Urn
- Axiom
- Honesty
- Camel
- Saga
- Drowning
- Kindness
- Metaphor
- Gallantry
- Virgil
- Wealth
- Anecdote
- Folly
- Superstition
- Toad
- Contempt
- Wit
- Cat
- Attachment
- Penny
- Coffin
- Luck
- Sentence
- Footnote
- Parody
- Temptation
- Cruelty
- Fertility
- Verse
- Meaning
- Purity
- Ignorance
- Tale
- Ox
- Zeus
- Delight
- Barn
- Greek
- Barrel
- Poverty
- Patience
- Charm
- Antiquity
- Salt
- Hell
- Dictionary
- Inhabitant
- Essay
- Remark
- Usage
- Nick
- Wilhelm
- Manner
- Cloth
- Misery
- Caution
- Shower
- Narrative
- Dove
- Monkey
- Pin
- Habit
Wiktionary
PROVERBIAL, adjective. Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
PROVERBIAL, adjective. Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
PROVERBIAL, noun. (euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
PROVERBIAL, noun. (euphemistic) The groin or the testicles.
Dictionary definition
PROVERBIAL, adjective. Of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper".
PROVERBIAL, adjective. Widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde".
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.