literally Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb in a literal sense
- literally translated
- he said so literally
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adverb (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
- our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War
WordNet
Lit"er*al*ly adverb
Definitions
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According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be .literally one flesh -
With close adherence to words; word by word. So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally. Dryden.
