How do you spell Figurative?
Correct spelling
figurative
Remember FIGURA (shape) - figurative language shapes meaning with an 'a'
Why is figurative spelled this way?
From Latin figurativus, of representation. FIGURA (shape). Figurative language shapes meaning indirectly — saying one thing to evoke another, truth expressed through metaphor.
Common misspellings of figurative
figuritivefigureativefigurativ
Example
Her figurative language painted vivid images in the readers' minds.