Word: literally
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: lit
er
al
ly
Definition: Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
Morphemes:
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.