Definizione monolingua

literally

literally (not comparable)

1. (speech act) word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor

   When I saw on the news that there would be no school tomorrow because of the snowstorm, I literally jumped for joy, and hit my head on the ceiling fan.

2. (degree) used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)
   • 1827, Sir Walter Scott, Chronicles of the Canongate

     The house was literally electrified; and it was only from witnessing the effects of her genius that he could guess to what a pitch theatrical excellence could be carried.

   • 1894, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

     […] at a time when Europe was ringing with his name and when his room was literally ankle-deep with congratulatory telegrams […]

   • 1993, Wayne W. Dyer, Real Magic, page 193:

     You literally become the ball in a tennis match, you become the report that you are working on […]

3. (UK, colloquial) Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.

   You literally put it in the microwave for five minutes and its done.

Definizione dizionario literally

	letteralmente
	not metaphorically
	In the direct, word for word sense.

Altri significati:

(speech act) word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor

(degree) '''used as an intensifier for figurative statements''' : virtually (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)

(UK, colloquial) '''Used as a generic downtoner''' : just.