metaphorically

• I have punched my mum in the face - metaphorically, that is. —  The Guardian World News
• "I like the boy who is not afraid to own that he is alarmed; and better still to hear you say through your teeth that you will not be beaten-- metaphorically, of course. —  First in the Field A Story of New South Wales
• When a man performs brave deeds, he must be expected to be patted on the back--metaphorically, at any rate--by the ladies. —  Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
• I'm catching up to you--metaphorically, I mean. —  The Eternal City
• For if a thing be called a word metaphorically, this can only be by reason of some manifestation; either it makes something manifest as a word, or it is manifested by a word. —  Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition

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