totally
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AdverbEdit
totally (not comparable)
- To the fullest extent or degree.
- Synonyms: completely, entirely, fully, wholly
- They've totally demolished the bank on Main Street.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II, Scene 1,[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,[2]
- 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,[3]
- Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you.
- 1969, Chaim Potok, The Promise, New York: Knopf, Chapter 12, p. 226,[4]
- 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.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:completely
TranslationsEdit
In a total manner; completely
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