figural

[ fig-yer-uh l ]

/ ˈfɪg yər əl /

adjective

consisting of figures, especially human or animal figures: the figural representations contained in ancient wall paintings.

Words nearby figural

figjam, figment, figment of one's imagination, figueres, figuline, figural, figurant, figurante, figurate, figurate number, figuration

Origin of figural

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin figūrālis, equivalent to Latin figūra figure + -ālis -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM figural

fig·ur·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for figural

It shows us a slightly higher stage of the art of figural representation, as well as of conventional design.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for figural

figural

/ (ˈfɪɡərəl) /

adjective

composed of or relating to human or animal figures

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