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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.
   [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]
   Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not
   literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;
   a metaphorical sense. -- Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
   Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]