Associations to the word «Literally»
Noun
- Yoruba
- Eucharist
- Judaism
- Zen
- Giver
- Pu
- Tang
- Intoxication
- Frying
- Utterance
- Kon
- Repentance
- Paste
- Islet
- Analogy
- Cha
- Holy
- Cake
- Tong
- Spelling
- Dynasty
- Messiah
- Bread
- Gu
- Thrusting
- Buddhism
- Rendering
- Buddhist
- Prophecy
- Bai
- Eats
- Garlic
- Yoga
- Rice
- Tamil
- Nam
- Pastry
- Hindus
- Han
- Dweller
- Righteousness
- Swedish
- Mythology
- Invocation
- Meiji
- Onion
- Sine
- Chun
- Cabbage
- Goddess
- Chao
- Ta
- Commandment
- Turkish
- Yin
- Gloss
- Chili
- Dripping
Adjective
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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.