actually
adverb
- according to truth
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈæk.t͡ʃʊ.ə.li/ / /ˈæk.t͡ʃə.li/ / /ˈæk.ʃʊ.ə.li/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.
- In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
“His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.”
- Actively.
“Neither actually […] nor passively.”
- Currently; at the time.
“At the time whereof we are writing, though the Great George was on the throne and ladies wore gigots and large combs like tortoise-shell shovels in their hair, instead of the simple sleeves and lovely wreaths which are actually in fashion, the manners of the very polite world were not, I take it, essentially different from those of the present day: and their amusements pretty similar.”
intj
Etymology: A calque of Tagalog talaga.
- Indicating affirmation, agreement.
“A: That was a pretty good movie.”
“B: Actually!”