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proverbial
Universal Words
adjective
1 [onlybeforenoun] used to show that you are referring to a particular proverb or well-known phrase:
Let's not count our proverbial chickens. * He drinks like the proverbial fish.
2 [notusuallybeforenoun] well known and talked about by a lot of people
SYNFAMOUS:
Their hospitality is proverbial.
proverbially adverb:
Reporters are proverbially heavy drinkers.
