Clues for the word "LITERAL"
We've had 35 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 90 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on January 01, 2024.
Definition of literal
- a. - According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.
- a. - Following the letter or exact words; not free.
- a. - Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
- a. - Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.
- n. - Literal meaning.
Referring Clues
- Verbatim
- Exact
- Precise
- Not exaggerated
- Like some translations
- Without metaphor
- Completely straightforward
- Reproduced word for word
- Word-for-word
- Hardly figurative
- True to fact
- Not metaphorical
- Nonmetaphorical
- Word for word
- Actual
- Like some interpretations
- Without exaggeration
- Strict
- Not loose
- Not figurative
- According to the letter
- Unvarnished
- Pure and simple
- Tell IRA (anag) - word for word
- Prosaic
- Accurate misprint
- Misprint could be a tiller
- Some funny alliteration taken word for word
- All wrong about a strange rite, it's true
- It all gets broadcast, including Queen's typo ...
- Avoiding embellishment
- Simple misprint
- Unlike idioms
- Alliterative quotation arranged word for word
- True to the original
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - January 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 14, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 09, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - July 25, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 07, 2023
- New York Times - May 30, 2023
- Daily American - December 27, 2022
- Daily American - December 08, 2022
- Daily American - November 19, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - September 19, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - August 09, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - July 21, 2022
- Guardian Quick - January 31, 2018
- USA Today - December 14, 2017
- Mirror Classic - November 17, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 13, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - October 09, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - August 15, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - August 14, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 07, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - June 12, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 11, 2017
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - February 05, 2017
- Daily American - December 27, 2016
- Daily American - December 08, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - September 08, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - August 23, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - August 16, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 22, 2016
- And in 60 more crossword puzzles...