Adverb: really ree-u-lee- In accordance with truth, fact or reality
"they don't really listen to us"; - truly, genuinely, veritably - In actual fact
"to be nominally but not really independent"; - actually - (used as an intensifier or sentence modifier) in fact
"really, you shouldn't have done it"; - in truth, truly - Used as an intensifier
"a really enjoyable evening"; - very, real [N. Amer], rattling [informal], mucho [informal], thoroughly, cracking [Brit, informal], rotten [informal], massively [informal], dirty [Brit, informal], excellently, magnificently, splendidly, famously, tremendously [informal], capitally, awesomely [informal] Interjection: really ree-u-lee- Expression of doubtful interest or surprise
- izzit [S.Africa, informal]
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