totally
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edittotally (not comparable)
- To the fullest extent or degree.
- Synonyms: completely, entirely, fully, wholly
- They've totally demolished the bank on Main Street.
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
- Antonio. He misses not much.
Sebastian. No; he doth but mistake the truth totally.
- 1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 2, in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano[1], volume 1, London: for the author, page 59:
- The languages of different nations did not totally differ […] They were therefore easily learned;
- 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 57:
- Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you.
- 1969, Chaim Potok, chapter 12, in The Promise[2], New York: Knopf, page 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.
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editIn a total manner; completely
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