literally

Letters that make literally

a, e, l, r, t, i, y are letters that make 'literally'

Words within literally

ER, IT, te, Tera, ERA, ally, liter, lit, all, literal, lite, li, rally, RA, AL, Ra, Al, Er, Li, Te, era are words within 'literally'


2 possible definitions for 'literally'

Literally as "(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration"

Under this definition, literally is an adjective and has the following properties:

literally Usage

'literally' can be a useage of intensifier, intensive.

Example of literally used within this context

"our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War"


Literally as "in a literal sense"

Under this definition, literally is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

figuratively has the opposite meaning of literally

Pertain to literally

literal pertains to 'literally'.

Example of literally used within this context

"literally translated", "he said so literally"



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