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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.