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lit·er·ally (lit′ər əl ē)

adverb

in a literal manner or sense; specif.,

  1. word for word; not imaginatively, figuratively, or freely to translate a passage literally
  2. actually; in fact [the house literally burned to the ground]: now often used as an intensive to modify a word or phrase that itself is being used figuratively [she literally flew into the room]: this latter usage is objected to by some

literally Synonyms

literally

modif.

really, actually, precisely, exactly, completely, undeviatingly, unerringly, indisputably, undisputably, correctly, strictly, to the letter, faithfully, rigorously, straight, unmistakably, veritably, truly, not metaphorically, not figuratively, rightly, word for word, verbatim, unimaginatively, letter by letter; see also accurately 1.

Antonyms freely*, figuratively, fancifully.

Browse dictionary entries near literally

  1. ‹ literalize
  2. ‹ literality
  3. ‹ literalism
  4. ‹ literal
  5. ‹ literacy
  6. ‹ liter
  7. ‹ -lite
  8. ‹ lite
  9. ‹ LitD
  10. ‹ litchi
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