really

[ ree-uh-lee, ree-lee ]

/ ˈri ə li, ˈri li /

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adverb

in reality; actually: to see things as they really are.

genuinely or truly: a really honest man.

indeed: Really, this is too much.

interjection

(used to express surprise, exasperation, etc.)

Origin of really

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at real¹, -ly

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH really

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Words nearby really

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Definition for really (2 of 2)

re-ally

[ ree-uh-lahy ]

/ ˌri əˈlaɪ /

verb (used with or without object), re-al·lied, re-al·ly·ing.

to ally again or anew.

Origin of re-ally

1425–75; late Middle English realy < Middle French real(l)ier; see rally¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-ally

really re-ally

Example sentences from the Web for really

Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?

Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers |Michael Schulson |July 27, 2016 |DAILY BEAST
With Charlie Hebdo, “you really have a clean case here,” Shearer said.

Harry Shearer on The Dangerous Business of Satire |Lloyd Grove |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
To do so is to deify a celebrity for being what we need them to be, while willfully ignoring who they really are.

Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers |Stereo Williams |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The debate over who really pulled off the Sony hack, then, could continue indefinitely.

Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack? |Shane Harris |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

I really wanted Trenchmouth to succeed and at the time wished we were as big as Green Day.

Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness |Marlow Stern |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Thus my memory was really correct; I had merely forgotten the experience to which it referred.

Criminal Psychology |Hans Gross
Really comfortable, in a human way, not in the sham way of the City.

Ripeness is All |Jesse Roarke
I really saw little of him as, whenever he called at the house, he came to see one or the other of my daughters, or both.

The Red Seal |Natalie Sumner Lincoln
A man does not really know, until he gets out of the office, what the strain is.

Ethics in Service |William Howard Taft
If you do get hungry for a second meal, eat at the most convenient time; but do not eat until you have a really earned hunger.

The Science of Being Well |Wallace Delois Wattles

British Dictionary definitions for really

really

/ (ˈrɪəlɪ) /

adverb

in reality; in actuality; assuredly it's really quite harmless

truly; genuinely really beautiful

interjection

an exclamation of dismay, disapproval, doubt, surprise, etc

not really? an exclamation of surprise or polite doubt

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Definition for really (2 of 2)

verb (used with or without object), re-al·lied, re-al·ly·ing.

Origin of re-ally

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really

adverb

interjection

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH really

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Definition for really (2 of 2)

verb (used with or without object), re-al·lied, re-al·ly·ing.

Origin of re-ally

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-ally

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