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really
[
ree-
uh
-
lahy
]
Origin
re-al·ly
/
ˌri
əˈlaɪ
/
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[
ree-
uh
-
lahy
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
-lied,
-ly·ing.
to ally again or anew.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
realy
<
Middle French
real
(
l
)
ier;
see
rally
1
Can be confused:
really,
re-ally
.
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Really
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doohickey
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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re·al·ly
/
ˈri
ə
li
,
ˈri
li
/
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[
ree
-
uh
-lee
,
ree
-lee
]
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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 Middle English;
see
real
1
,
-ly
Can be confused:
really,
re-ally
.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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really
(ˈrɪəlɪ)
—
adv
1.
in reality; in actuality; assuredly:
it's really quite harmless
2.
truly; genuinely:
really beautiful
—
interj
3.
an exclamation of dismay, disapproval, doubt, surprise, etc
4.
not really?
an exclamation of surprise or polite doubt
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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