literally

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/]

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1. literally (adv) — sense 1

Definition: In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word.: Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words.

Example: He's prone to exaggeration, so don't take what he says literally.

2. literally (adv) — sense 2

Definition: In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word.: With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.

Example: When I saw on the news that there would be no school tomorrow because of the snowstorm, I literally jumped for joy, and hit my head on the ceiling fan.

3. literally (adv) — sense 3

Definition: In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word.: Draws attention to a pun or other wordplay involving an idiom.

Example: My daughter's pet rabbit had babies, and now we've literally got rabbits coming out of our ears.

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