totally

Etymology

total + -ly

adv

  1. To the fullest extent or degree.
    They've totally demolished the bank on Main Street.
    The languages of different nations did not totally differ […] They were therefore easily learned; 1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 2, in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, volume 1, London: for the author, page 59
    I trust him totally and without reservation. 1969, Chaim Potok, chapter 12, in The Promise, New York: Knopf, page 226
  2. (degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.
    That was totally wicked!
  3. (modal, colloquial) Definitely; for sure.
    That was totally not what happened.

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