Associations to the word «Literally»
Noun
- Penis
- Slang
- Term
- Name
- Dozen
- Mongolian
- Sausage
- Dish
- Sauce
- Rebirth
- Recitation
- Eater
- Danish
- Hence
- Surname
- Dessert
- Signified
- Malay
- Edo
- Yam
- Scripture
- Broth
- Billion
- Abode
- Hadith
- Bible
- Hinduism
- Devotion
- Million
- Greek
- Vietnamese
- Snack
- Deity
- Kannada
- Derivation
- Dough
- Brahma
- Nickname
- Translation
- Guru
- Quran
- Soup
- Etymology
- Latin
- Interpreting
- Allusion
- Brahman
- Yuan
- Slogan
- Equivalent
- Tibetan
- Bun
- Genesis
- Seclusion
- Persian
- Kali
- Buddha
- Contraction
- Gong
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
LITERALLY, adverb. (speech act) word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor
LITERALLY, adverb. (degree) (proscribed) used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)
LITERALLY, adverb. (colloquial) Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
Dictionary definition
LITERALLY, adverb. In a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally".
LITERALLY, adverb. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.