really (adv.)

  1. in accordance with truth or fact or reality; she was now truly American; a genuinely open society; they dont really listen to us

    [ Syn: truly , truly , genuinely , genuinely , truly , truly , genuinely , genuinely , truly , truly , genuinely , genuinely , truly , truly , genuinely , genuinely ]

  2. in actual fact; to be nominally but not actually independent; no one actually saw the shark; large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt

    [ Syn: actually , actually , actually , actually , actually , actually , actually , actually ]

  3. in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers); in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire; really, you shouldnt have done it; a truly awful book

    [ Syn: in truth , in truth , truly , truly , in truth , in truth , truly , truly , in truth , in truth , truly , truly , in truth , in truth , truly , truly ]

  4. used as intensifiers; `real is sometimes used informally for `really; `rattling is informal; she was very gifted; he played very well; a really enjoyable evening; Im real sorry about it; a rattling good yarn

    [ Syn: very , very , real , real , rattling , rattling , very , very , real , real , rattling , rattling , very , very , real , real , rattling , rattling , very , very , real , real , rattling , rattling ]

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