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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“There are lots of reasons people shouldn’t or normatively don’t take phone calls, and they’re totally valid,” he said.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
Yet markets can polarize between totally different steady states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
I am totally financially independent and have been for years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The AU mediator estimated some 600,000 people died during the war, which totally cut off Tigray from the outside world and drove the region to the precipice of famine.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Manatees weren’t dangerous, but seeing this one here, now, in the pool on the roof of a building, was totally surreal.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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