for real

Speech parts

1. for real - Adjective

2. for real - Adverb

Meaning

for real (comparative more for real, superlative most for real)

(informal) Genuine, true; serious, earnest.
Is his story for real?

for real (not comparable)

Genuinely, truly.
This recipe takes two hours to cook, for real!

for-real (comparative more for-real, superlative most for-real)

Alternative spelling of for real
Jake has more for-real combat skills and less bluster than anyone else around.
Kelly's memoir has the most in-your-face and for-real style I've ever read.

Alternative names

for-real

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Examples

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real. Tupac Shakur

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork. Edward Abbey

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can. Edith Hamilton

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. Jane Austen

I want to be a force for real good. In other words, I know there are bad forces. You know, I know that there are forces out here that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good. John Coltrane

As soon as the love relationship does not lead me to me, as soon as I in a love relationship do not lead another person to himself, this love, even if it seems to be the most secure and ecstatic attachment I have ever experienced, is not true love. For real love is dedicated to continual becoming. Leo Buscaglia

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