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Definition proverbial in British English

proverbial adjective

adjective
/prəˈvɜː(r)biəl/
1

used when you are describing something with an expression from a proverb

Example

He turned up just like the proverbial bad penny.

Synonyms and related words
agglutinative classical cognate
2

well known, or typical

Example

the proverbial veteran actor Kirk Douglas

Synonyms and related words
famous well-known celebrated
Definition proverbial in British English