totally

adv

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.

1. To the fullest extent or degree.

   “They've totally demolished the bank on Main Street.”

   “Antonio. He misses not much. Sebastian. No; he doth but mistake the truth totally.”

2. Very; extremely.

   “That was totally wicked!”

3. Definitely; for sure.

   “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.”