Word.ws English Dictionary

rlly

rlly is the abbreviation of really.

Meaning of really

Adverb

really (comparative more really, superlative most really)

  1. (literal) In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.
    • We are to believe that by an extraordinary Conception by Means of the holy Ghost he in an extraordinary MANNER, (unknown to us) really assumed Flesh, and was by her nourished in the Womb and in due Time born in a natural Manner, and that whilst on Earth he was really hungry, and dry, and eat and...1751, John Roche, Moravian Heresy, page 168
  2. (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.
    • "He really is a true friend." / "Really? What makes you so sure?"
    Synonyms:
    actually
  3. (informal) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
    • But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!

See all 8 meanings of really

Forms of rlly

comparativemore rlly
superlativemost rlly

Questions about rlly

What is rlly the abbreviation of?
Rlly is the abbreviation of really.

Words near rlly in the dictionary

  1. RLDs
  2. RLE
  3. RLGGP
  4. RLHF
  5. RLL
  6. rlly
  7. RLM
  8. RLO
  9. RLOs
  10. RLPV
  11. RLQ

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rlly (page history and authors); really (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “rlly.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/rlly. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.