English adverb: literally | |||
| 1. | literally in a literal sense | ||
| Samples | Literally translated. He said so literally. | ||
| Antonyms | figuratively | ||
| 2. | literally (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration | ||
| Samples | Our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War. | ||
| Domain usage | intensifier, intensive | ||