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Literal
ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)l
Literal definitions
adjective
literal
- taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration
"dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread"
- free from exaggeration or distortion
"you shouldn't take this as a literal record of events"
- absolute (used to emphasize that a strong expression is deliberately chosen to convey one's feelings)
"fifteen years of literal hell"
- (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text
"a literal translation from the Spanish"
- (of a visual representation) exactly copied; realistic as opposed to abstract or impressionistic
- (of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic
"his interpretation was rather too literal"
literal-minded down-to-earth factual matter-of-fact no-nonsense unsentimental level-headed hard-headed - of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet
"literal mnemonics"