Dictionary 1. (a.) Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial.2. (a.) of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. Thesaurus accepted acknowledged aphoristic apophthegmatic apothegmatic archetypal axiomatic common commonly known commonplace crisp current epigrammatic exemplary familiar formulaic formulistic gnomic hackneyed homiletic household moralistic notorious pithy platitudinous pointed public pungent sententious succinct talked-about talked-of terse time-honored traditional trite truistic typical universally admitted universally recognized well-kenned well-known well-recognized well-understood widely known |
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