totally

adverb

to·​tal·​ly ˈtō-tᵊl-ē How to pronounce totally (audio)
: in a total manner : to a total or complete degree : wholly, entirely

Examples of totally in a Sentence

That's a totally different issue. I am totally upset you can't make it to the celebration.
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Yet, at least once, maybe twice a month, they get totally wasted and the wife calls me and rambles on incoherently. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 Lucy, of course, totally ignores this advice and tries to save the first two victims of the serial killer – Brian and Val. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024 Despite looking comfortable in the scene, Keoghan had some reservations about being totally nude. EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Elsewhere in the stream, Kodak attempts to have a normal conversation with the Twitch streamer before totally bugging out, protruding his eyes with a face full of sweat. Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for totally 

Word History

First Known Use

1509, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of totally was in 1509

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“Totally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/totally. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

totally

adverb
to·​tal·​ly ˈtōt-ᵊl-ē How to pronounce totally (audio)
1
: in a total manner : wholly
2
: as a whole

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