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say it: pruh-VUR-bee-uhl
proverbial is an adjective meaning "of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb". It carries 2 recorded senses.
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
“he kicked the proverbial bucket”
“the proverbial grasshopper”
widely known and spoken of
“her proverbial lateness”
“the proverbial absentminded professor”
“your proverbial dizzy blonde”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for proverbial come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.