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   proverbial

   /prəˈvəːbɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom: "I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb"
   • ▪ well known, especially so as to be stereotypical: "the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial"

   noun

   • 1. used to stand for a word or phrase that is normally part of a proverb or idiom but is not actually uttered: "one word out of line, and the proverbial hits the fan"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin proverbialis, from proverbium (see proverb).

   Derivatives

   • 1. proverbiality noun
   • 2. proverbially adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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