proverbial

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
  2. adjective widely known and spoken of

Etymology

From Latin prōverbiālis, equivalent to proverb + -ial

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