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Actually

Actually Meaning & Definition
Actually Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Actually?

[adv] used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
[adv] in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
[adv] as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
[adv] at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Actually: in reality | really

Related Terms | Find terms related to Actually: absolutely | assuredly | certainly | clearly | de facto | decidedly | demonstrably | factually | for a certainty | for real | forsooth | genuinely | historically | in actuality | in all conscience | in effect | in fact | in reality | in truth | in very sooth | indeed | indeedy | indubitably | literally | manifestly | nothing else but | noticeably | observably | obviously | of a truth | patently | positively | quite | really | really-truly | sensibly | seriously | truly | unambiguously | undeniably | undoubtedly | unmistakably | verily | veritably | visibly | with truth | without doubt

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Actually In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac"tu*al*ly\, adv. 1. Actively. [Obs.] ``Neither actually . . . nor passively.'' --Fuller. 2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

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