Aesopian

adjective

variants also Aesopic
Definition of Aesopiannext
as in symbolical

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  1. symbolic
  2. allegorical
  3. emblematic
  4. figurative
  5. tropical
Adjective
  • This mode of storytelling can be heavy-handed for the sake of mass appeal, but director Kiran Rao deftly combines the literal and symbolic, resulting in a crowd-pleaser filled — for better or worse — with innate goodness.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • At first, the killing seemed like a symbolic and operational disaster for Tehran, given just how key Soleimani was to its foreign policy.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of symbolic
Adjective
  • This piece is almost allegorical—the opposite of online culture.
    Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Inspired by a visit to Italy’s Giotto Chapel and the allegorical themes of Prudentius’s Psychomachia, Lee’s works reflect on virtues, vices, and raw emotions.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of allegorical
Adjective
  • The confusion was emblematic of a larger defensive issue.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Some emblematic problems, Fox told me, included clinics or labs relying on pen-and-paper labeling systems and faulty screening measures; Wolf cited a failure of clinic employees to respond to alarms on the freezers that store embryos.
    Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of emblematic
Adjective
  • Our Maurice salads, literal and figurative, are killing us.
    Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Staub Cast-Iron Wide Oval Cocotte $350 $230 Food52 The only thing more covetable than a regular Staub cocotte is a black cast-iron one (which is extremely metal, in a literal and figurative sense).
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of figurative
Adjective
  • From development to production and sales, the company breeds high-performance seeds for a variety of crops that meet the most diverse requirements in temperate and tropical climates.
    Judith Magyar, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Almost Famous' tropical holiday menu includes char siu pork belly, shrimp cocktail and spam sliders alongside festive drinks ($12+) like the Yule Tide (tequila, fruit brandy, lime, maple cranberry syrup), all served in a kitschy tiki bar setting.
    Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of tropical
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