Actually
Actually adverb - In actual fact.
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Characteristically and actually are semantically related In some cases you can use "Characteristically" instead an adverb "Actually".
Characteristically
Characteristically adverb - In characteristic manner.
Actually and characteristically are semantically related in basically topic. Sometimes you can use "Actually" instead an adverb "Characteristically".
Nearby Word: characteristic
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- precisely and actually
- precisely and characteristically
- really and actually
- really and characteristically
- truly and actually
- truly and characteristically
- absolutely and actually
- absolutely and characteristically
- quite and actually
- quite and characteristically
- definitely and actually
- definitely and characteristically
- simply and actually
- simply and characteristically
Both words in one sentence
- In fact, things characteristically associated with the "Dark Ages" such as witch burnings and over overzealous persecution actually came about in the supposedly "enlightened" Renaissance.
Source: Dated History - Epic Movie has a characteristically boneheaded take on the same scenario: Edward drinks from the "chocolate river," and apparently likes it just fine, until someone tells him it's actually a sewage line.
Source: Rule of Perception - Once you know which of the bank robbers is actually the Joker, it's clear that he was playing one of his characteristically-lethal jokes when he nodded "yes" to the accomplice who'd asked if the gun-toting manager was out of ammo.
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