re-ally
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of re-ally
1425–75; late Middle English realy < Middle French real ( l ) ier; see rally 1
Example Sentences
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"We ought re-ally to be go-ing on, Ka-rel."
From Small Souls by Louis Couperus
"I have only two dress-es every year; but those are re-ally good."
From Small Souls by Louis Couperus
Cateau asked, in a slow, whining voice that emphasized every third or fourth word: "Oh, Do-rine ... are you re-ally ... staying to din-ner?"
From Small Souls by Louis Couperus
I wuz re-ally glad to git shet o' her.
From Old Jabe's Marital Experiments 1908 by Thomas Nelson Page
Do you re-ally think Ber-tha looks green, Van der Wel-cke?
From Small Souls by Louis Couperus
So," he continued more carelessly—"so the reconciliation is effected, and our interests and our hearts re-allied.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various
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