ackshully

English

Adverb

ackshully (not comparable)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of actually.
    • 1874 December 26, “Corney Cluskey's Calamities”, in The Shamrock‎, volume 12, number 428, Irish National Newspaper and Publishing Company, Limited, page 195:
      But on a What does he do, but goes and buys a washin'-machine and sends it home, and ackshully the lite left me eyes when he tould me that with it […]
    • 1914, Charles G. Harper, The Kentish Coast‎, Good Press, page 129:
      But on a winding road it wasn't no manner o'good, I declare, They was onto, an'over you, before ackshully you knew they was there.
    • 2020, George Lambelle, Call Me Stranger‎, Balboa Press UK, →ISBN, page 82:
      It was, therefore, a relief when Erin almost light-heartedly announced: “I don't ackshully know the way from here to Marksty-thing-something, er, where is it you ackshully live?”
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