Words of the day

Fully, completely or totally?

fully

Adverb

 

1 completely

He has fully recovered from the accident.

We are fully aware of the problems.

I fully understand your intentions.

2 ( formal ) ( used to emphasize an amount ) the whole of; as much as

The law will affect fully 30 per cent of the population.

completely

adverb

 

( used to emphasize the following word or phrase ) in every way possible

totally

completely different

completely and utterly foolish

I've completely forgotten your name.

The explosion could have completely destroyed the Taj Palace hotel.

More Examples:

It was completely different.

The technique is completely new.

We were completely and utterly broke.

totally

adverb

Completely :

They come from totally different cultures.

I'm still not totally convinced that you know what you are doing.

your behavior is totally unacceptable.

‘She's so cute!’ ‘Totally!’ (= I agree)

( informal ) It's a totally awesome experience.

He totally ignored us.

completely/totally/utterly/fully/quite/absolutely sure/convinced 

completely/totally/entirely/quite/absolutely/perfectly normal 

completely/totally/fully/quite/perfectly understand

Which word?

The main differences between these words are in register not meaning.

Completely, entirely and fully are used more in written and formal English.

Totally, quite, absolutely and perfectly are used more in spoken and informal English.

Utterly is often used to express failure or impossibility.

She utterly failed to convince them.

COURTESY : OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY

DISCLAIMER: I have taken all the definitions from OALD as mentioned above. I have edited or added or explained examples to suit the needs and to make the definitions more easy to understand for all the English Learners ( especially  my students ).