literal
adjective
- 1
without interpretation or embellishment
a literal depiction of the scene before him
- 2
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
a literal translation
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avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
it's the literal truth
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being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
her actual motive
a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
noun
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a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Also useful for “literal”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “literal”