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re-al⋅ly

  [ree-uh-lahy]
Use Really in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -lied, -ly⋅ing.
to ally again or anew.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME realy < MF real(l)ier; see rally 1

re⋅al⋅ly

  [ree-uh-lee, ree-lee]
–adverb
1. in reality; actually: to see things as they really are.
2. genuinely or truly: a really honest man.
3. indeed: Really, this is too much.
–interjection
4. (used to express surprise, exasperation, etc.)
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see real 1 , -ly
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re·al·ly   (rē'ə-lē', rē'lē)   
adv.  

  1. In actual truth or fact: The horseshoe crab isn't really a crab at all.

  2. Truly; genuinely: That was a really enjoyable evening.

  3. Indeed: Really, you shouldn't have done it.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

really 
c.1430, originally in reference to the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Sense of "actually" is from early 15c. Purely emphatic use dates from 1610; interrogative use (oh, really?) is first recorded 1815.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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