'Proverbial' definitions:
Definition of 'proverbial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper"
adjective
Widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"
Definition of 'Proverbial'
From: GCIDE
- Proverbial \Pro*ver"bi*al\, a. [L. proverbialis: cf. F. proverbial.]
- 1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial. [1913 Webster]
- In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. "A proverbial obscurity." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proverbial'
From: Moby 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