Proverbial
Pronunciation : Pro*ver"bi*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. proverbialis: cf. F. proverbial.]
Definition : 1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial. In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst. Sir W. Temple.
2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. "A proverbial obscurity." Sir T. Browne.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913