All 4 Uses of
literally
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "In reality," observed Albert, "he seemed to me somewhat eccentric; were he at Paris, and a frequenter of the theatres, I should say he was a poor devil literally mad.†
Chpt 35-36
- As I entered Nimes, I literally waded in blood; at every step you encountered dead bodies and bands of murderers, who killed, plundered, and burned.†
Chpt 43-44
- Three or four Palikares fell with their bodies literally ploughed with wounds.†
Chpt 77-78 *
- * Literally, "the basket," because wedding gifts were originally brought in such a receptacle.†
Chpt 97-98
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)