adv. 1 in a manner or sense limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; 2 -intensifier before a figurative expression- without exaggeration
He literally translated what was said.
He literally translated what was said.
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The mountain lion asks Kingdok if the cat has his tongue. He literally has the rat's tongue. But, what does 'cat got your tongue' usually mean?
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Azrael literally means Whom God Helps.
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Which of the characters literally leaps before he/she looks?
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word for word; undeviatingly;exactly
figuratively
4 syllables
lit-er-al-ly
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