for-real

A form of for real — Genuine, true; serious, earnest.

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Meanings

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

comparative more for-real · superlative most for-real

  1. alternativeAlternative form of for real.

    Kelly's memoir has the most in-your-face and for-real style I've ever read.

    1 more example

    Jake has more for-real combat skills and less bluster than anyone else around.

Cite this entry
APA

for-real. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for-real

MLA

“for-real.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for-real. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for-real,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for-real.

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