1 Ä¢irts AnkipÄns (born 1975), a Latvian ice hockey player. 2  Ä¢irts Dzelde (born 1963), a Latvian professional tennis player.  Ä¢irts Karlsons (born 1981), a Latvian football striker.
Figuratively means metaphorically, and literally describes something that actually happened. If you say that a guitar solo literally blew your head off, your head should not be attached to your body. But they're also going to create literally a tidal wave of data.
Figurative(adj) representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. Figurative(adj) used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions. Figurative(adj) abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description. Figurative(adj) relating to the representation of form or figure by drawing, carving, etc.