Definitions for REALLY
ˈri ə li, ˈri liREALLY

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. truly, genuinely, reallyadverb

   in accordance with truth or fact or reality

   "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"

2. actually, reallyadverb

   in actual fact

   "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"

3. in truth, really, trulyadverb

   in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)

   "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book"

4. very, really, real, rattlingadverb

   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"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. reallyadverb

   Actually; in fact; in reality.

   "He really is a true friend." / "Really? What makes you so sure?"

2. reallyadverb

   Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

   But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!

3. reallyinterjection

   Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.

4. reallyinterjection

   Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity

5. reallyinterjection

   Indicating affirmation, agreement.

6. reallyinterjection

   Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.

   Well, really! How rude.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Reallyadverb

   Etymology: from real.

   1. With actual existence.

   There cannot be a more important case of conscience for men to be resolved in, than to know certainly how far God accepts the will for the deed, and how far he does not; and to be informed truly when men do really will a thing, and when they have really no power to do, what they have willed. South.

   2. In truth; truly; not seemingly.

   The understanding represents to the will things really evil, under the notion of good. South.

   These orators inflame the people, whose anger is really but a short fit of madness. Jonathan Swift.

   3. It is a slight corroboration of an opinion.

   Why really sixty-five is somewhat old. Edward Young.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Reallyadverb

   royally

2. Reallyadverb

   in a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Really

   Really is the second album by J. J. Cale. It was released in 1973.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Really

   rē-a-lī′, v.t. (Spens.) to bring together again: to reform.—v.t. to arrange again.—n. Reallī′ance, a renewed alliance.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REALLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #263

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REALLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #98

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REALLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #31

Anagrams for REALLY »

1. yaller

How to pronounce REALLY?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REALLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REALLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of REALLY in a Sentence

1. Archie Gottesman:

   There's a lot of ways to stem bad things from happening -- there's education, podcasts, articles and books -- and they're all important, to fight hate, we need a lot of tools in our tool belt and our awareness campaign is one really important tool.

2. Lincoln Riley:

   I don’t know if I can describe how hard it was. The people there that you love, the relationships, all the great memories — that was the hard part, this was the right thing for my family, for me. It was just the right place at the right time. Really had no hesitation about that part of it. … This was just too good to pass up.

3. Jacqueline Bisset:

   I can't believe I've been doing it so long. In the last three or four years, I've slowed down. I'm doing only the roles I really want to do.

4. Luis Manuel Munoz:

   It's in all of the country, not just here. Mexico is living through something really horrible.

5. Michael Zagaris/San Francisco:

   We’re trying to get as many fans as we can or players, coaches – anybody really – to sign this petition that’s going to get grass fields in all of the NFL stadiums because at the end of the day all that we want is players on the football field playing at a high level, making awesome spectacular plays, that’s what we all want to see and guys that are playing on grass consistently, whether it's their practice fields or game fields and all the surfaces are the same, we have a better likelihood of achieving that goal. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Kittle likened it to other sports like the NBA and NHL where players are practicing and playing on the same surface throughout the season.

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