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Partially vs Totally - What's the difference?

partially | totally |

As adverbs the difference between partially and totally

is that partially is to a partial degree or extent, incompletely while totally is entirely; completely.

partially

English

Adverb

(-)
  • To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

    • Related terms

    * partly

    totally

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Entirely; completely.
    • The car was totally destroyed in the crash.
  • (degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.
    • That was totally wicked!
  • (modal, colloquial) Definitely.
    • That was totally not what happened.

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