Really definition
That was a really enjoyable evening.
Really, I don't want more dessert.
There isn't really a lake there; it's just a mirage.
A really hot day.
I would really like to meet your sister.
“I've been reading her diary.” “Really?”
An example of really used as an adverb is is someone saying they really want to do something, meaning they want to do something very much.
"He really is a true friend." / "Really? What makes you so sure?"
But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!
A: He won the Nobel Prize yesterday.
B: Really?
A: I've just been reading Shakespeare - he's one of the best authors like, ever!
B: Really.
A: That girl talks about herself way too much.
B: Really. She's a nightmare.
Well, really! How rude.
Origin of really
- real +"Ž -ly
From Wiktionary