Other crossword clues for answer "LITERAL"LITERALNot exaggeratedUnembellishedNot figurativeTrue to factLike some translations or interpretationsReproduced word for wordWord-for-wordAt face valueVerbatimLike some translationsHardly figurativeNot metaphoricalNonmetaphoricalUnlike idiomsTrue to the originalWithout metaphorWithout exaggerationTrue to the fact.Exact.Matter-of-fact.Written.Unimaginative.Prosaic.As opposed to figurative.To the letter.Far from figurativeActualNot looseLike some meaningsPreciseCompletely straightforwardLike some interpretationsStrictInterpretation typeLike the phrase "seeing eye to eye" for two people who are the same heightStrict, in a senseBasic in meaningAvoiding wordplayUnlike the cats and dogs in "it's raining cats and dogs"Exactly as stated