literally

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Word for word, exactly as stated.
2. Word for word, exactly as stated.
3. Word for word, exactly as stated.
4. (colloquial) As an intensifier.
5. (proscribed, sometimes) As an intensifier.
6. (colloquial) Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.

Teenoorgestelde van

figuratively, idiomatically, metaphorically, virtually

Sinonieme

word for word

verbatim

word by word

bodily

to the letter

truly

literatim

virtually

word-for-word

verbally

twenty-five cents

letter by letter

in letter

actually

nonverbatim

cool

🆒

in so many words

lexically

meticulously

orally

punctiliously

really

spoken

Vertalings

letteralmente

littéralement

literalmente

wörtlich

texto

literalmente

buchstäblich

letterlijk

harfi harfine

verbatim

textuellement

mot à mot

testualmente

literalment

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈlɪtəɹəli/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: litteraly

In summary

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