actually

actually
adverb Date: 15th century 1. in act or in fact ; really <
nominally but not actually independent — Karl Loewenstein
>
<
won't actually arrive for an hour
>
2. in point of fact — used to suggest something unexpected <
he could actually read the Greek
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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