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actually

adverb

  1. according to truth
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈæk.t͡ʃʊ.ə.li/ / /ˈæk.t͡ʃə.li/ / /ˈæk.ʃʊ.ə.li/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.

  1. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

    His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.

  2. Actively.

    Neither actually […] nor passively.

  3. 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.

  1. Indicating affirmation, agreement.

    A: That was a pretty good movie.

    B: Actually!