·noun Literal meaning.
II. Literal ·adj Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
III. Literal ·adj Following the letter or exact words; not free.
IV. Literal ·adj Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast;
— applied to persons.
V. Literal ·adj According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.