ACTUALLY
Scrabble letter values: A1C3T1U1A1L1L1Y4 = 13
Definition
- adverb in actual fact. — synonyms: really
- adverb used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated. — synonyms: in_reality
- adverb at the present moment.
- adverb as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis.
Examples
- “to be nominally but not actually independent”
- “no one actually saw the shark”
- “large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt”