Both Uses of
literally
in
Dubliners
- The clerk in Terry Kelly's said A crown! but the consignor held out for six shillings; and in the end the six shillings was allowed him literally.†
Chpt 9
- THE DEAD LILY, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet.†
Chpt 15 *
Definition:
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(literally as in: literally--not figuratively) actually true using the basic meaning of the words (not an exaggeration, metaphor, or other type of figurative speech)