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nonliterally

nonliterally adverb: in a manner that is not literal.

Adverb

nonliterally (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that is not literal.
    • You speak nonliterally when you say one thing and mean something else instead.2006, Jennifer Hornsby, Guy Longworth, Reading philosophy of language: selected texts with interactive commentary
    Antonyms:
    literally

Synonyms of nonliterally

Antonyms

Origin of nonliterally

From nonliteral + -ly.

Questions about nonliterally

What does nonliterally mean?
Nonliterally means in a manner that is not literal.
What part of speech is nonliterally?
Nonliterally is an adverb.

Words near nonliterally in the dictionary

  1. nonlistening
  2. nonlister
  3. nonlisters
  4. nonlisting
  5. nonliteral
  6. nonliterally
  7. nonliterals
  8. nonliterary
  9. nonliterate
  10. nonliterates
  11. nonliterature

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