actual
relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
Adjective 4 meanings
relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
“the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion”
in action at the time being; now existing; current.
Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.
Noun 2 meanings
an actual, real one; notably:
Reality, usually with the definite article.
Etymology
From Middle English actual, actuel (“active”), from Anglo-Norman actuel, actual, and its source Late Latin actuālis (“active, practical”), from Latin actus (“act, action, performance”), from agere (“to do; to act”) + -alis (“-al”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ-.
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ACTUAL at a glance
ACTUAL has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (A 1 + C 3 + T 1 + U 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,432 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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