adj.
1.being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
2.without interpretation or embellishment
3.limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
4.lacking stylistic embellishment
5.of the clearest kind
6.(of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original literal n.
1.a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Idiom of the Day
slower and slower
to become slow and then become even slower
The speed of the train was becoming slower and slower as it reached the city.
