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utterly

/ˈʌtɚli/adverb3 syllables

Utterly means: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers.

Synonyms for utterly3

adverb, as in completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

absolutely, perfectly, dead

What does utterly mean?1

adverb

1

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers“an absolutely magnificent painting”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Utterly in a sentence

  • The nineties generation in tennis has been utterly useless so far, exasperated fans say.Ooneykcall
  • Your speech is utterly incomprehensible, and your letters are always written completely illegibly.TheNightAvl
  • The beauty of virtue is utterly self-evident to me.ddnktr
  • The shy boy was utterly embarrassed in her presence.CK
  • It is utterly impossible to finish the work within a month.CM
  • The tone in which those words were spoken utterly belied them.unknown
  • The face will leave in you an utterly different impression.unknown
  • The naive man was utterly embarrassed in her presence.rafmagon

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