|parə|bälik adjective
or par·a·bol·i·cal -lə̇kəl
Etymology: in sense 1, from Late Latin parabola parable + Latin -icus -ic, -ical; in sense 2, from New Latin parabola + English -ic — more at parable
1. : of the nature of or expressed by a parable or figure : allegorical
the parabolic tradition of the Gospels — Interpreter's Bible
an account in an ancient parabolical style of the spiritual life of the race — Helen Keller
2. : of, having the form of, or relating to a parabola
motion in a parabolic curve