figural adjective. ['fɪgjʊr(ǝ)l] LME.
[Old French, or late Latin figuralis, from figura FIGURE noun: see -AL¹.]
1. = FIGURATIVE 1, 2. LME.

2. Math. = FIGURATE adjective 3. M16-E18.

3. a. gen. Pertaining to figures or shapes. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
b. spec. Of sculpture: consisting of human or animal figures, usu. in relief. M20.
Times Literary Supplement The figural sculpture on the Ruthwell Cross.

4. Music. Florid, embellished with a rapid repetitive accompaniment. L19.

■ figurally adverb LME.

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