— allegorically , adv. — allegoricalness , n.
/al'i gawr"i keuhl, -gor"-/ , adj.
consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning. Also, allegoric .
[ 1520-30; allegoricus ( allegorikós; see ALLEGORY, -IC) + -AL 1 ]