literally
adverb /ˈlɪt.ər.əl.i/ /-rə.li/
/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.əl.i/ Definition
B2 having the real or original meaning of a word or phrase: They were responsible for literally millions of deaths. We live literally just round the corner from her. You'll lose marks if you translate too literally (= one word at a time).Accurate and exact › informal used to emphasize what you are saying: He missed that kick literally by miles. I was literally bowled over by the news.Very and extremeComplete and wholeIntensifying expressions › informal simply or just: Then you literally cut the sausage down the middle.General
(Definition of literally adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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- accurate adjective
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