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Definition of "totally" []

  • Entirely; wholly; completely. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "totally" in a sentence
  • ""The Coptic is an uncultivated and formal tongue, with monosyllabic roots and _rude inflexions, totally different_ from the neighbouring languages of Syria and Arabia, _totally opposite_ to the copious and polished Sanscrit.""
  • "I wouldn't use the term "totally safe" in relation to radioactive material leaking into groundwater."
  • "I wasn't sure whether or not "sistren" worked or had been used by anyone, so I googled it, and it totally is a word!"