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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They told him a woman had transferred her life savings to someone she thought was him and was left totally embarrassed.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, the co-creators and co-showrunners of CBS’ new vampire comedy, say they wanted to mine the idea of eternal love: “This is totally ‘Twilight’ 500 years later.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The envy you’re describing is uncomfortable, frustrating and totally natural.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
They might see fire blowing out the front of the house but be totally unaware of a victim hanging out the window on the opposite side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He just kept reading in that totally annoying way: sitting quietly with the book propped against his backpack.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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