Really

Really
Really Re"al*ly (r[=e]"al*l[y^]), adv. In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth. [1913 Webster]

Whose anger is really but a short fit of madness. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Note: Really is often used familiarly as a slight corroboration of an opinion or a declaration. [1913 Webster]

Why, really, sixty-five is somewhat old. --Young. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Really — This interesting surname of Irish origin is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Raghailleach, Old Irish Roghallach, being of unknown origin. The surname dates back to the late 16th Century, (see below). Variations in the idiom of the… …   Surnames reference

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