really

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

in accordance with truth or fact or reality“she was now truly American”“a genuinely open society”“they don't really listen to us”Synonyms: truly genuinely
in actual fact“to be nominally but not actually independent”“no one actually saw the shark”“large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt”Synonyms: actually
in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)“in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire”“really, you shouldn't have done it”“a truly awful book”Synonyms: in truth truly
used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal“she was very gifted”“he played very well”“a really enjoyable evening”“I'm real sorry about it”“a rattling good yarn”Synonyms: very real rattling

Re-ally \Re"-al*ly"\ (-l[imac]"), v. t. [Pref. re- + ally, v. t.] To bring together again; to compose or form anew. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Really \Re"al*ly`\ (r[=a]"[aum]l*l[=e]`), adv. Royally. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Really \Re"al*ly\ (r[=e]"al*l[y^]), adv. In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth. [1913 Webster]

Whose anger is really but a short fit of madness. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Note: Really is often used familiarly as a slight corroboration of an opinion or a declaration. [1913 Webster]

Why, really, sixty-five is somewhat old.— Young.[1913 Webster]

REALLY, adv. Apparently.