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really
adverb
1 really
In accordance with truth or fact or reality:
— They don't really listen to us.
synonyms: genuinely, truly.
Roget 494:
truly
etc.
adj.;
verily,
indeed,
really,
in reality;
with truth
etc.
(veracity)
543;
certainly
etc.
(certain)
474;
actually
etc.
(existence)
1;
in effect
etc.
(intrinsically)
5.
exactly
etc.
adj.;
ad amussim [Lat.];
verbatim,
verbatim et literatim [Lat.];
word for word,
literally,
literatim [Lat.],
totidem vervis [Lat.],
sic,
to the letter,
chapter and verse,
ipsissimis verbis [Lat.];
ad unguem [Lat.];
to an inch;
to a nicety,
to a hair,
to a tittle,
to a turn,
to a T;
au pied de la lettre [Fr.];
neither more nor less;
in every respect,
in all respects;
sous tous les rapports [Fr.];
at any rate,
at all events;
strictly speaking.
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2 really
3 really
In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers):
— Really, you shouldn't have done it.
synonyms: in truth, truly.
4 really
Used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal:
— A really enjoyable evening.
synonyms: rattling, real, very.
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