To be clear, “literally” primarily means exactly true, or without exaggeration. However, in modern English, it is also accepted in "informal usage" as an intensifier for emphasis, and this is recognized by most dictionaries, including the Oxford English Dictionary.
That said, using it like “This is literally the most heaviest thing in the world” is incorrect English, not because of “literally,” but because “most heaviest” is a grammatical error.
For example, “This is literally the heaviest thing in the world” is correct in "informal usage", where “literally” is used for emphasis.
2026-04-25 09:15:37
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Uy_bl :
God bless you!
Somebody finally said it
2026-06-25 10:27:22
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∆°ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕗 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 😮💨°∆📜 :
this your post is literally killing me 😂😂😂
2026-04-24 20:38:00
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Hills :
You’re the one wrong here….everyone is entitled to their judgement….if I say my phone is literally the most heaviest thing in the world….I’m right because that’s my judgement…
2026-04-24 22:14:57
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Alien :
Literally the “most heaviest” thing in the world is wrong
2026-04-25 06:15:05
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B.u.n.m.i :
I blame the kardashians😭
2026-04-24 23:41:36
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Afriyie kofi :
What if it’s being used to emphasize on an exaggeration?
2026-04-25 16:16:06
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marvex :
its a figure of speech incase you didn't know
2026-05-12 14:37:48
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NiftyBoi🐊 :
I’m more concerned about the tautology “Most heaviest”
2026-04-25 01:07:31
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Dera_Da_Gamer :
figuratively
2026-06-23 21:42:25
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DanbexFx :
Have you heard about sarcasm, you can be sarcastic in a statement..
2026-06-06 22:23:16
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milton :
let's be guided if "literally" is also "actually" which are called pleonasm then you "clearly" use all of these words when referring to something exactly and not similarly ....period
2026-04-24 20:00:48
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Yorkle🌸 :
The word “literally” isn’t wrong here. In modern English, it’s often used informally for emphasis, and that usage is recognized by dictionaries like the Oxford English Dictionary However the sentence is wrong bcz you don’t double comparative forms in a sentence (most and heaviest). This is literally the heaviest thing in the world is correct
2026-04-29 17:01:53
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Pepsii :
this! this! this is my biggest pet peeve…i always respond with “as opposed to it being figuratively that thing??”
2026-04-24 18:15:49
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Jephthah :
Ever heard of figure of speach ?
2026-04-30 17:33:01
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Chioma Anastasia Livinus💥💫 :
There’s a concept called “THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE” though. Where a word is taken out of its original habitat and employed in other context to aid meaning.
2026-04-25 13:33:17
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Hajarsan :
i make sure to know the meaning of words before i use them
2026-06-24 20:49:11
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Victor Trogic :
Hello again...
Been a little while
2026-06-02 19:11:03
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Tobi :
also you can't use "most" and "heaviest" in a sentence
2026-05-12 01:22:05
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emperorlee9ix :
Allow us
2026-04-24 19:44:48
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Unholy :
your literally the prettiest person I've seen today
2026-05-27 23:24:51
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️Ferdy :
Most heaviest??
2026-04-27 07:42:31
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HARRY :
Did we say we can’t easily carry an elephant 😂😂
2026-04-27 10:29:37
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