totally
Americanadverb
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The two sisters have totally different personalities.
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Informal. (used as an intensifier).
I totally cried when the movie ended. That was totally not what I meant.
interjection
Etymology
Origin of totally
Example Sentences
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Adrian Barron said the deaths had left people "totally shocked"
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"It’s just devastation, totally devastated," James Shellingford, a 60-year-old Briton who lives in the small whitewashed village of Bedar where the victims were found, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
It’s the making of a perfect joke: totally superfluous and uniquely dumb.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
The bit works because you totally commit to the song’s hugeness, and the profanity slips by like it’s spontaneous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Since Mr. Smit’s work at the Beje I realized that this hole under the kitchen floor was a totally inadequate hiding place.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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