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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (4)

1. in actual fact;
- Example: "to be nominally but not actually independent"
- Example: "no one actually saw the shark"
- Example: "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
[syn: actually, really]

2. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly;
- Example: "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"
- Example: "she actually spoke Latin"
- Example: "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"
- Example: "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
[syn: actually, in reality]

3. at the present moment;
- Example: "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"

4. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis;
- Example: "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"
- Example: "actually, I haven't seen the film"
- Example: "I'm not all that surprised actually"
- Example: "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Actually \Ac"tu*al*ly\, adv.
   1. Actively. [Obs.] "Neither actually . . . nor passively."
      --Fuller.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

actually
    adv 1: in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually
           independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large
           meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" [syn:
           actually, really]
    2: 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" [syn: actually, in reality]
    3: at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the
       picture that is actually on the air"
    4: 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"


The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

ACTUALLY, adv.  Perhaps; possibly.