Word: nonliterally
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: non
lit
er
al
ly
Definition: In a manner that is not literal.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: literal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of-fact.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: littera
Language: la
Decoded: littera
PoS: Noun
Meaning: letters, knowledge of literature, learning, scholarship
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.