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.Following the exact words.Unimaginative.Prosaic.As opposed to figurative.To the letter.Far from figurativeActualNot looseLike some meaningsCompletely 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