literal
adjective
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without interpretation or embellishment“The witness provided the police with a literal depiction of the scene of the crime.”
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limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text“This is a fine literal translation, but it lacks all the nuance of the original text.”
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avoiding embellishment or exaggeration, used for emphasis“That is the literal truth.”
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being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of somethingreal