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Literally
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Meaning
Adv
●
Word for
word
; not
figuratively
; not as an
idiom
or metaphor.
●
Used non-literally as an
intensifier
for
figurative
statements
:
virtually
,
so to speak
(often considered
incorrect
; see
usage
notes)
●
Used to
intensify
or
dramatize
non-figurative statements.
●
Used as a
generic
downtoner
: just, merely.
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Origin
literally
English
-ly
English
-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
literal
English
literal
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
litteralis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Actually
Really
Unfiguratively
Unmetaphorically
Virtually
Merely
Lit.
Litterally
Truly
Antonyms
Figuratively
Idiomatically
Metaphorically
Virtually
Related
Basically
Absolutely
Practically
Essentially
Simply
Virtually
Clearly
Nearly
Obviously
Totally
Seriously
Probably
Physically
Suddenly
Effectively
Supposedly
Possibly
Metaphorically
Definitely
Symbolically
Seemingly
Easily
Crazy
Completely
Infact
Frankly
Honestly
Sweet
Surely
Naturally
Proverbial
Barely
Really
Maybe
Forever
Just About
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