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literally
adverb as in word for word; exactly
Weak matches
correctly, direct, faithfully, indisputably, letter by letter, literatim, not figuratively, rightly, rigorously, sic, straight, strictly, to the letter, undeviatingly, undisputably, unerringly, unmistakably, verbatim, veritably
Example Sentences
They’re about an hour away from where I live, so it’s not as convenient as World on Wheels, which I could literally walk to from my house.
If you are from, say, Bangladesh or Tanzania and want to visit another country, including the United States, you will be figuratively, if not literally, stripped naked like Schmidt.
He means what he says both literally and figuratively.
He could violate other constitutional laws and court orders and “literally lock up anybody, any dissident,” without fear of repercussions.
“This is not on them. They are literally doing the work of thousands of more employees who are not available.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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