proverbial

(prə-vûr'bē-əl)
adj.

1. Of the nature of a proverb.
2. Expressed in a proverb.
3. Widely referred to, as if the subject of a proverb; famous.

proverbially pro·ver'bi·al·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: conventional, traditional
Antonyms: abnormal, atypical, different, unconventional, unknown, untraditional

For a list of words related to proverbial, see:

• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ordsprogsagtig, almindelig bekendt, legendarisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
spreekwoordelijk

Français (French)
adj. - proverbial, légendaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sprichwörtlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παροιμιώδης

Italiano (Italian)
proverbiale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - proverbial, notório

Русский (Russian)
вошедший в пословицу, пресловутый, общеизвестный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - proverbial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - allmänt känd, ordspråksmässig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谚语的, 闻名的, 谚语式的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 諺語的, 聞名的, 諺語式的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 속담의, 속담 투의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ことわざの, ことわざにある, 有名な, 評判の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مثلي, مضرب للأمثال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ידוע כפתגם, מוזכר בפתגם‬

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