to·tal·ly

[toht-l-ee]
adverb
wholly; entirely; completely.

Origin:
1500–10; total + -ly

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total (ˈtəʊtəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the whole, esp regarded as the complete sum of a number of parts
 
adj
2.  complete; absolute: the evening was a total failure; a total eclipse
3.  (prenominal) being or related to a total: the total number of passengers
 
vb (when intr, sometimes foll by to) , -tals, -talling, -talled, -tals, -taling, -taled
4.  to amount: to total six pounds
5.  (tr) to add up: to total a list of prices
6.  slang (tr) to kill or badly injure (someone)
7.  chiefly (US) (tr) to damage (a vehicle) beyond repair
 
[C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus all]
 
'totally
 
adv

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Totally is always a great word to know.
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totally definition


  1. mod.
    absolutely; completely. (Standard. Achieves slang status through overuse.) : How totally gross!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The millennium computer bug is totally predictable in its timing, but
  completely unpredictable in its effects.
It totally disarmed me and at the same time made me feel completely embraced.
Every once in awhile, a totally innovative product comes along that completely
  wows us.
Coming up with mould-breaking innovations is totally different from making
  incremental improvements.
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