She said she was so tired she could fall apart, but she meant it figuratively.

figuratively 是形容词 figurative 的副词形式，由词根 figure（形象、比喻）加上形容词后缀 -ative 构成，表示"比喻性地、象征性地"。这个词用来描述说话时使用比喻而非字面意思的表达方式。