Definition of Literal

Noun

• a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
  misprint erratum - typographical error typo - literal error

Adjective

• avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
  "it's the literal truth"
  
• limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
  "a literal translation"
  
• without interpretation or embellishment
  "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
  
• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
  "her actual motive"
  "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
  "a genuine dilemma"
  actual genuine real

Word games points for the Literal

• Scrabble® score of the literal (7)
• Word Chums® score of the literal (9)
• Words With Friends® score of the literal (9)

Unscramble literal

141 unscramble word found using the letters literal.

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