Word: literally
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: lit
er
al
ly
Definition: word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor
Morphemes:
Affix: literal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical.
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.