totally

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total +‎ -ly

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.

In a total manner; completely

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