Definitions for literally

literally lit·er·al·ly

Spelling: [lit-er-uh-lee]
IPA: /ˈlɪt ər ə li/

Literally is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 280 anagrams from letters in literally (aeilllrty).

Definitions for literally

adverb

  1. in the literal or strict sense:
  2. in a literal manner; word for word:
  3. actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy:
  4. in effect; in substance; very nearly; virtually:

Origin of literally

First recorded in 1525-35; literal + -ly

Examples for literally

Rank after rank in succession appeared: literally thousands.

In a dramatic twist on mistletoe reproduction, their seeds explode, literally.

But once Kanye came along, Kim had to literally clean out her closet.

“He literally went underground to hold services,” Moscow-based dissident and journalist Victor Davidoff said in an email.

According to a police source, that fax came in at 2:46 p.m.—literally a after before the fatal bullets flew.

He was then literally slapped around by the high priest, who pulled on his ears in an effort to produce tears.

And in the fulness of time it literally with us so came about.

I wish it understood, that this is literally my own story, logged by my old shipmate.

In this way it might be literally possible 'to hear a shadow fall athwart the stillness.'

As to your guess, if I answered it literally, I should answer no.

Word Value for literally
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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