Real-ly
//ˈɹil.li// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of really (“in a way or manner that is real, not unreal”). alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
"If it did, there would be no distinction between real and unreal, between what is 'real-ly' presented and 'merely imagined,' between the self and the world, and there would be no such thing as thought."
Example
More examples"If it did, there would be no distinction between real and unreal, between what is 'real-ly' presented and 'merely imagined,' between the self and the world, and there would be no such thing as thought."
Etymology
The suffix is hyphenated to better distinguish the literal-meaning adverb from the intensifier really.
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