Literally
Literally adverb - (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration.
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Sic and literally are semantically related in exactly topic. In some cases you can use "Sic" instead the word "Literally" as an adverb or an adjective.
Nearby Words: literal, literalism
Sic
Sic adverb - Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
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- The villains of Kamen Rider OOO, the Greeed (sic), are literally made out of desire.
Source: Greed -
The trope name is a pun; the word "sic"note Literally Latin for "thus", as in "found thus".
Source: You Make Me Sic - Bolivian Army Cliffhanger: while all Movie Wars plays this up for each Rider's segment, Wizard's ending plays this literally, when the Akumaizer sic a platoon of their monsters on Wizard as they make their escape with Poitrine.
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