This is the 542nd most frequent Polish word.
właściwie
"Actually" or "essentially."
Here, 'właściwie' is used to mean 'actually' to indicate a factual statement.
Właściwie nie mam dziś czasu na zakupy.
Actually, I don’t have time for shopping today.
In this sentence, 'właściwie' means 'really' and is used to question the validity of something.
Czy to właściwie ma sens?
Does this really make sense?
Here, 'właściwie' is employed in the sense of 'actually' to emphasize the deliberation or real consideration of an action.