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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“If I make a big, hot roller coaster of a movie and remain totally honest in what I’m trying to explore and think about inside it, will people respond? That was my question,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
IPS UK, the firm that installed the machines, described the vandalism as "totally extraordinary".
From BBC
"Breathing in the night sky is something totally different: Cool, cold, fresh and pure - like drinking water from a well."
From BBC
You can see they really enjoy each other and are totally unselfish.
From Los Angeles Times
The Afghan military and police said the aircraft was shot down in the eastern city of Jalalabad, but Islamabad's foreign ministry told AFP that it was "a false claim" and "totally untrue".
From Barron's
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