Definition of literal

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Literal (a.) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.

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Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence..
Ammunition :: Ammunition (n.) Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative..
Pluriliteral :: Pluriliteral (a.) Consisting of more letters than three.
Literalized :: Literalized (imp. & p. p.) of Literaliz.
Metaphrastical :: Metaphrastical (a.) Close, or literal..
Literalizing :: Literalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Literaliz.
Bottom :: Bottom (n.) That upon which anything rests or is founded, in a literal or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork..
Per- :: Per- () A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much..
Join :: "Join (v. t.) To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append..
Grammalogue :: Grammalogue (n.) Literally, a letter word; a word represented by a logogram; as, it, represented by |, that is, t. pitman..
Uniliteral :: Uniliteral (a.) Consisting of one letter only; as, a uniliteral word or sign..
Literalism :: Literalism (n.) That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.
Up :: Up (adv.) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied..
Literalize :: Literalize (v. t.) To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; -- opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture..
Turn :: Turn (n.) Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; -- used in a literal or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of signifying; as, the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly turn in conversation..
Pierce :: Pierce (v. i.) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively..
Literal :: Literal (a.) According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase..
Circumscriptly :: Circumscriptly (adv.) In a literal, limited, or narrow manner..
Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the mouth..
Verbality :: Verbality (n.) The quality or state of being verbal; mere words; bare literal expression.
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