LITERALLY

literally. Literally, ad. with close adherence to the words

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Lit″er‐al‐ly, adv. 1. 1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally one flesh.
2. 2. With close adherence to words; word by word.
So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally. Dryden.