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▸ adverb: (degree, figuratively, proscribed, contranym) Used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually, so to speak (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)
▸ adverb: (colloquial) Used to intensify or dramatize non-figurative statements.
▸ adverb: (colloquial) Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
Similar:
virtually,
practically,
figuratively,
metaphorically,
basically,
just,
essentially,
almost,
actually,
simply,
more...
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