literally Definition
lit·er·ally (lit′ər əl ē)
adverb
in a literal manner or sense; specif.,
- word for word; not imaginatively, figuratively, or freely to translate a passage literally
- 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.
Antonyms
Browse dictionary entries near literally
- ‹ literalize
- ‹ literality
- ‹ literalism
- ‹ literal
- ‹ literacy
- ‹ liter
- ‹ -lite
- ‹ lite
- ‹ LitD
- ‹ litchi

