Usually means: Somewhat, but not entirely true.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word not really:

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  1. not really: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. not really: Merriam-Webster
  3. not really, not really: Collins English Dictionary
  4. not really: Wiktionary

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  1. Not Really: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (not really)

adverb:  To a low degree, not particularly, not especially.
adverb:  Not actually (a hypothetical will not, in fact, come to pass), often rhetorical.

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