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Literally means something that actually happened

Wrong meaning: saying something to make your story more interesting or impressive.

  • I literally died laughing when I saw him.

Here the word that should be used is figuratively.

  • I died laughing when I saw him. Figuratively speaking that is.

Correct meaning: saying something that actually happened.

  • There are literally thousands of people using our products.