actually

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈæk.t͡ʃʊ.ə.li/
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/ˈæk.t͡ʃʊ.ə.li/ · /ˈæk.t͡ʃə.li/ · /ˈæk.ʃʊ.ə.li/ · /ˈæk.ʃə.li/ · /ˈæt͡ʃ.u.li/ (UK) · /ˈæt͡ʃ.ə.li/ (UK) · /ˈat͡ʃ.li/ (UK) · /ˈæk.t͡ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ · /ˈæk.ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/

Definition of actually

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (modal, not-comparable)In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
    “His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.”
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adv

  1. (modal, not-comparable)In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
    “His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.”
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete)Actively.
    “Neither actually […] nor passively.”
  3. (not-comparable)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

  1. (Philippines, informal)Indicating affirmation, agreement.
    “A: That was a pretty good movie.”
    “B: Actually!”

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Etymology

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

Anagrams of actually

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