allegorically

American  

[al-i-gawr-i-kuhl-li] / ˌæl ɪˈgɔr ɪ kəl lɪ /

adverb

1. in a way that is allegorical or symbolic; not literally.

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Example Sentences

Instead, they often use robots or AI allegorically, assigning them victim or villain roles in order to comment on the state of humanity.

From Los Angeles Times

A reader might look to interpret this novel allegorically.

From New York Times

But so was the song’s disturbing but powerful ending, in which Ms. Smith sings allegorically of the darkening circumstances: “There’s a change in the ocean/ change in the deep blue sea.”

From New York Times

The more allegorically inclined “Waiting for the Barbarians” can’t hope to match those earlier films in all their trenchant specificity — or their hallucinatory visual power, despite the artful cinematography here by the veteran Chris Menges.

From Los Angeles Times

“Literally” should only ever mean “In a literal, exact, or actual sense; not figuratively, allegorically”, according to one group.

From The Guardian