totally
wholly; entirely; completely: The two sisters have totally different personalities.
Informal. (used as an intensifier): I totally cried when the movie ended. That was totally not what I meant.
Informal. definitely; absolutely (used to express complete agreement or strong affirmation): Yes, totally, he should apologize to you!
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How to use totally in a sentence
These ancient relatives of mammals were “totally bizarre animals,” says paleontologist Megan Whitney at Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Ancient Lystrosaurus tusks may show the oldest signs of a hibernation-like state | Susan Milius | September 16, 2020 | Science NewsWe had a grandmother who was living in a home that was totally intergenerational.
If you’ve been working out a while and not deodorizing, it might take a few passes to totally get rid of the stink.
Working out at home? Here’s how to keep your house from smelling like a gym. | Harry Guinness | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceUnless, that is, you want to maximize discomfort, in which case that would be a totally different kind of party.
“The headline that neck gaiters can be worse is totally inaccurate,” says Monica Gandhi, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.
4 reasons you shouldn’t trash your neck gaiter based on the new mask study | Jonathan Lambert | August 12, 2020 | Science News
Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIf life gets in the way, Desert Golfing totally understands.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd some dresses can be totally altered from an app on your phone.
And this song is just absolute genius and totally universal.
We stood staring after the fugitives in perfect bewilderment, totally unable to explain their apparently causeless panic.
The village of Gibel was totally destroyed, and many houses in Tripoli were tumbled down.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellMr. Addison, whose abilities no man can doubt, was from diffidence totally unable to speak in the house.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThe British transport Europa, having troops on board, was totally destroyed by fire opposite Brest, and 21 lives lost.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellA Virginia tobacco-barn is totally unlike any other building under the sun.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
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