a.

1. 照字面的；原义的
   What is the literal meaning of the word?

   这个字的原义是什么？

2. 如实的，不夸张的
3. 逐字的
   This is a literal translation from French.

   这是从法文直译过来的。

4. 缺乏想像力的；刻板的
   A literal man cannot be an artist.

   缺乏想像力的人不可能成为艺术家。

5. 字母的[Z]

adj.

1. taking words in their usual or most basic sense; not figurative.
   ▸informal absolute:

   fifteen years of literal hell.
2. (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text.
   ▸free from distortion.
3. lacking imagination.
4. of, in, or expressed by a letter of the alphabet.

n.