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Real-ly

//ˈɹil.li// adv

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Adverb
  1. 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."

Etymology

The suffix is hyphenated to better distinguish the literal-meaning adverb from the intensifier really.

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