Literally and Quite

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Literally adverb - (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration.

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Quite and literally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quite" instead an adverb "Literally".

Nearby Words: literal, literalism

Quite adverb - To a full extent or degree.

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Literally and quite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Literally" instead an adverb "Quite".

Instead of him getting Megaton Punched for this, Kitty starts responding quite warmly...right up until Rogue catches them and literally knocks her unconscious with one punch.

Source: "Shut Up" Kiss
Gainax Ending: Individual episodes have them (the client was actually a bird!), and the ending cutscene of the game, although literally describable, is presented quite indirectly.

Source: Video Game / Killer is Dead
In Ōkami this happens to Amaterasu and Waka at the end of the game, literally, but not quite in the way one'd think - they actually travel up to the Celestial Plane.

Source: Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence

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