figural UK /ˈfɪɡ(j)ʊɹəl/US /ˈfɪɡjəɹəl/ adjective6 •Pertaining to (human) figures. •Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.The counterparts, in the Christian era, to the figural anticipation of Christ in the Old Testament were the deliverer monarchs and leaders of later times […] — 2007 •Figurative, not literal. •Figurate. •(no longer used) Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure. •(no longer used) Pertaining to a figure, shape. formsmore figural · most figural