English

actually

/ˈæk(t)ʃᵿli/
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

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    Etymology 1

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

    Etymology 2

    A calque of Tagalog talaga.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishactually
    • surface analysisEnglishactual “relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical”
    • suffixEnglish-ly “Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a …”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ly
        • inheritedOld English-līċe
        • inheritedOld English-līċ
    • calqueTagalogtalaga

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