Literally
Literally adverb - (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration.
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Particularly and literally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Particularly" instead an adverb "Literally".
Nearby Words: literal, literalism
Particularly
Particularly adverb - In the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others.
Literally and particularly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Literally" instead an adverb "Particularly".
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Related pairs
- right and literally
- right and particularly
- very and literally
- very and particularly
- just and literally
- just and particularly
- precisely and literally
- precisely and particularly
- really and literally
- really and particularly
- absolutely and literally
- absolutely and particularly
- positively and literally
- positively and particularly
Both words in one sentence
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Sherlock Holmes: This is literally what Holmes and Watson end up in, as well as Phileo, particularly when Watson is shot.
Source: The Four Loves -
Three Chords and the Truth: Basically all of her pre-mid '60s work, but particularly Sings Folk, which invokes this trope quite literally at times.
Source: Music / Shelby Flint -
This is a particularly jarring example as it is quite literally part of the basic premise of the show.
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