About The Word Literally
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Literally
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What's The Definition Of Literally?
[adv] (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf war"
[adv] in a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally" Synonyms | Synonyms for Literally: virtually Related Terms | Find terms related to Literally: absolutely | actually | closely | dead | definitely | direct | directly | even | exactly | expressly | faithfully | in all respects | in every respect | in fact | ipsissimis verbis | just | literatim | plumb | point-blank | positively | precisely | really | right | rigidly | rigorously | square | squarely | straight | strictly | to the letter | truly | undeviatingly | unerringly | verbally | verbatim | verbatim et litteratim | word by word | word for word See Also | Literally In Webster's Dictionary \Lit"er*al*ly\, adv.
1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not
figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally
one flesh.
2. With close adherence to words; word by word.
So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be
translated literally. --Dryden.
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