totally
//ˈtəʊ.tə.li//
Definitions
1.To the fullest extent or degree.
- I trust him totally and without reservation.
- Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you.
- They've totally demolished the bank on Main Street.
2.Very; extremely.(colloquial)
3.Definitely; for sure.(colloquial)
- That was totally not what happened.
- Well, we’ve spoken to a lawyer, and the answer, it turns out, is, ‘Yes. That would totally be assault.’ So we’ll say that I didn’t do it.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1430
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
English total
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English totally
From total + -ly.