literally

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   In the exact, basic sense of the words; not figuratively.

   Don't take what he says literally; he often exaggerates.

2. 2
   adv

   Used to add emphasis to a statement.

   I was literally guessing the whole time.

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

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