01 a. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial.
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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.
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Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.