re`-al?ly? v. re?al?ly (?ri ? li, ?ri li) adv. 1. actually: things as they really are. 2. genuinely; truly: a really hot day. 3. indeed: Really, this is too much. interj. 4. (used to express surprise, reproof, etc.) [1400?50] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.