literally

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb in a literal sense
  2. adverb (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

Etymology

From Middle English litteraly. See literal and letter. By surface analysis, literal + -ly.

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