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totally

English

Etymology

total +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • (US, UK) enPR: t?t'?-l?, IPA(key): /?to?t.?l.i/

Adverb

totally (not comparable)

  1. To the fullest extent or degree.
    Synonyms: completely, entirely, fully, wholly
    • c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II, Scene 1,[1]
      Antonio. He misses not much.
      Sebastian. No; he doth but mistake the truth totally.
    • 1789, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, London: for the author, Volume 1, Chapter 2, p. 59,[2]
      The languages of different nations did not totally differ […] They were therefore easily learned;
    • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, London: T. Egerton, Volume 1, Chapter 6, p. 57,[3]
      Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you.
    • 1969, Chaim Potok, The Promise, New York: Knopf, Chapter 12, p. 226,[4]
      I trust him totally and without reservation.
  2. (degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.
  3. (modal, colloquial) Definitely; for sure.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:completely

Translations

totally From the web:

  • what totally spy are you
  • what totally means
  • what totally altered the landscapes of mindanao
  • what totally tv character are you
  • what totally rad mean
  • what totally agree
  • what totally tubular mean
  • what totally blind means

awfully

English

Etymology

awful +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???f?li/, /???f?li/, /???fli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??f?li/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /??f?li/

Adverb

awfully (comparative more awfully, superlative most awfully)

  1. Badly, terribly.
  2. (not comparable) Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
    Synonyms: very, extremely, terribly; see also Thesaurus:extremely
  3. (archaic) In a manner inspiring awe.
  4. (archaic) Reverently.
  5. (obsolete) Fearfully.

Usage notes

  • Adjectives to which "awfully" is often applied: good, hard, sad, nice, sorry, long, quiet, big, glad, familiar, well, difficult, tired, bad, hot, high, busy, pretty, small, cold, funny, expensive, fond, important, young, interesting, jolly, short, proud, clever, boring, strange, happy, lonely, stupid, strong, sick, pleased, old, hungry, afraid, silly.

Translations

awfully From the web:

  • what's awfully tiresome
  • what awfully means
  • what awfully means in spanish
  • what awfully good mean
  • what was awfully funny
  • what does awfully nice mean
  • what is awfully in tagalog
  • what does awfully lucky mean
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