- 1. adv. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally one flesh. Source: opted
- 2. adv. With word/close">close word/adherence">adherence to words; word by word. Source: opted
- 3. adv. in a literal sense Source: wordnet
- 4. adv. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. word/according">According to the word/primary">primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally one flesh. 2. With close adherence to words; word by word. So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally. Dryden. Source: webster
- 6. r:100 r. in a literal sense r. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration Source: ecdict
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