totally
Pronunciation Adverb
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Pronunciation Adverb
totally (not comparable)
- To the fullest extent or degree.
- Synonyms: completely, entirely, fully, wholly
- They've totally demolished the bank on Main Street.
- circa 1611 William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II, Scene 1,
- Antonio. He misses not much.
- Sebastian. No; he doth but mistake the truth totally.
- 1789, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, London: for the author, Volume 1, Chapter 2, p. 59,
- The languages of different nations did not totally differ […] They were therefore easily learned;
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, London: T. Egerton, Volume 1, Chapter 6, p. 57,
- Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you.
- 1969, Chaim Potok, The Promise (Potok novel), New York: Knopf, Chapter 12, p. 226,
- I trust him totally and without reservation.
- (degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.
- That was totally wicked!
- (modal, colloquial) Definitely; for sure.
- That was totally not what happened.
- See also Thesaurus:completely
- French: totalement
- Italian: totalmente, completamente
- Portuguese: totalmente
- Spanish: totalmente
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