Literally

In a literal manner or sense; exactly.

I literally just restrung this ukelele. Not metaphorically, not figuratively, but literally just restrung the thing!

by Audrey_Hepburn August 26, 2014

Literatively

An adverb. Used to describe a word, phrase, or situation that can described in both a literal and figurative sense.

John: "When I first saw her, my soul began to quiver-- And I mean that literally and figuratively."
Betsy: "You mean literatively?"

"...and I mean that literatively"

by glassElement August 24, 2009

Literately

A term used by annoying teenage girls to make up for lack of words

I literately love starbucks

by The Boi Junky October 29, 2018

Literally

A word to show that it really happened. Not to be confused with figuratively.
Correct Usage: It rained so hard last night, I could LITERALLY hear the raindrops as I was sleeping.
The person could hear the rain falling down while they were sleeping.
Incorrect Usage: It was LITERALLY raining cats and dogs last night.
Apparently, cats and dogs were falling from the sky last night, according to this person.
If you got this wrong, I don't blame you. I didn't know for a while, too.

Literally is not figuratively.

by ThatPyro September 24, 2015

Literally

Figuratively

Katey: He literally had a lobster for a head
Amanda: Did he really?
Katey: No.

by Newt Cobain March 28, 2015

Literate

1) A word that is ficticious to most people. 2) Having knowlage of how to read and write.

If you are literate, you can read this sentence.

by Kyle "The Yellow Dart" Zager November 29, 2003

literally

figuratively

"I will literally kill you.", said before not killing someone

by Joerz January 4, 2017