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English Dictionary: proverbial	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for proverbial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proverbial adj of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper" widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proverbial \Prover"bial\, 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. In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst. --Sir W. Temple. 2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. [bd]A proverbial obscurity.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.