really
in reality; actually: to see things as they really are.
genuinely or truly: a really honest man.
indeed: Really, this is too much.
(used to express surprise, exasperation, etc.)
Origin of really
1Words that may be confused with really
- really , re-ally
Words Nearby really
Other definitions for re-ally (2 of 2)
to ally again or anew.
Origin of re-ally
2Words that may be confused with re-ally
- really, re-ally
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How to use really in a sentence
really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
How far has Congress really evolved on race when in 50 years it has gone from one black senator to two?
With Charlie Hebdo, “you really have a clean case here,” Shearer said.
To do so is to deify a celebrity for being what we need them to be, while willfully ignoring who they really are.
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Was he really condemned to an eternal solitude because of the girl who had died so many years ago?
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThe "new world" was really found in the wonder-years of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockShe stood, in her young purity, at one end of the chain of years, and Mrs. Chepstow—did she really stand at the other?
Bella Donna | Robert HichensHis enemies persistently insinuated that he was really returning to Spain to support the clericals actively.
The Philippine Islands | John Foremanreally, he had made astonishing speed for one who had tunnelled his way underp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for really
/ (ˈrɪəlɪ) /
in reality; in actuality; assuredly: it's really quite harmless
truly; genuinely: really beautiful
an exclamation of dismay, disapproval, doubt, surprise, etc
not really? an exclamation of surprise or polite doubt
really
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