littéralement

In a sentence

• Il a littéralement déserté le groupe après l'argument.

  He literally deserted the group after the argument.

  Here, 'littéralement' emphasizes the complete and factual nature of his deserting the group.

• Cette expérience était littéralement magique.

  This experience was literally magical.

  In this context, 'littéralement' intensifies the idea that the experience was exceptionally enchanting, though it uses 'magical' metaphorically.

• Je vais littéralement mourir si je dois encore attendre.

  I am literally going to die if I have to wait any longer.

  In this case, 'littéralement' is used hyperbolically to express extreme frustration, not a literal death.