prōverbĭālis, e, adj. [proverbium],
proverbial (post-class.): versus, Gell. 2, 22, 24.—Adv.: prōverbĭālĭter , proverbially , Amm. 29, 2, 25; Sid. Ep. 7, 9; Don. ad Ter. Eun. 268.