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FIGURATIVE
Definition of FIGURATIVE
adjective
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French figuratif.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (336)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIGURATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FIGURATIVE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFGIIRTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FIGURA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found FIGURATIVE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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