ackshully

English

Adverb

ackshully (not comparable)

1. Eye dialect spelling of actually.
   • 1874 December 26, “Corney Cluskey's Calamities”, in The Shamrock‎^[1], 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^[2], 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^[3], 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?”