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legiteral

legiteral adverb: an intensifier. Used similarly to literal (sense 6).

Adverb

legiteral (comparative more legiteral, superlative most legiteral)

  1. (humorous, informal, degree) An intensifier. Used similarly to literal (sense 6).
    • “Did you feel that?” Allies asks, before whipping around to gape at Effie and me. Legiteral shivers,” Jennifer says, “every time I watch it.” “We've watched it half a dozen times already, and I'm still amazed at her.”2020 June 2, Bethany C. Morrow, A Song Below Water: A Novel, volume 1, Tor Publishing Group, →ISBN

Forms of legiteral

comparativemore legiteral
superlativemost legiteral

Origin of legiteral

From legiterally.

Questions about legiteral

What does legiteral mean?
Legiteral means an intensifier. Used similarly to literal (sense 6).
What part of speech is legiteral?
Legiteral is an adverb.

Words near legiteral in the dictionary

  1. legistical
  2. legistics
  3. legists
  4. legit
  5. legitbait
  6. legiteral
  7. legiterally
  8. legitim
  9. legitimacies
  10. legitimacy
  11. legitimate

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