literal




literal - noun

  • a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

  • literal - adjective

    • limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
    • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
    • without interpretation or embellishment
    • avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

    literal - thesaurus

    actual   erratum   genuine   misprint   real   typo  

    Scrabble score for literal

    l is 1 i is 1 t is 1 e is 1 r is 1 a is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

    generated at 21:24:38 on 14-08-24

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