real
adverb/ˈriːəl/, /rɪəl/
/ˈriːəl/
(North American English, Scottish English, informal)- very
- That tastes real good.
- He's a real nice guy.
- I'm real sorry.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’.Definitions on the go
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