| ADVERB | all | really, truly, genuinely | in accordance with truth or fact or reality |
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| all | really, actually | in actual fact | |
| all | really, in truth, truly | in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers) | |
| all | really, very, real, rattling | used as intensifiers |
| Sounds | rih'liy; riy'liy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1502 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | In accordance with truth or fact or reality. | |
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| Example | "they don't really listen to us" | |
| Synonyms | truly, genuinely | |
| Adjectives | real | being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something |
| Meaning | In actual fact. | |
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| Synonym | actually | |
| Adjectives | real | being or occurring in fact or actuality |
| Meaning | In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers). | |
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| Example | "really, you shouldn't have done it" | |
| Synonyms | in truth, truly | |
| Usage of | intensifier, intensive | A modifier that has little meaning / meaning except to intensify the meaning / meaning it modifies |
| Meaning | Used as intensifiers; 'real' is sometimes used informally for 'really'; 'rattling' is informal. | |
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| Example | "a really enjoyable evening" | |
| Synonyms | very, real, rattling | |