What does "ackshually" mean?

Eye dialect spelling of actually.

What is a synonym for "ackshually"?

Common synonyms include: in reality, literally, really, essentially, above a bit, absolutely.

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adverb

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Eye dialect spelling of actually. alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
"To shaw 'e, neighbours, just the man he is, I may tell 'e that a larnèd piece like Martin Grimbal ackshually comed all the way to Newtake[…]"

"To shaw 'e, neighbours, just the man he is, I may tell 'e that a larnèd piece like Martin Grimbal ackshually comed all the way to Newtake[…]"

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