American English pronunciation
How to pronounce utterly
IPA transcription: ['ʌtɚli]
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Adverb
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
“an absolutely magnificent painting”
“a perfectly idiotic idea”
“you're perfectly right”
“utterly miserable”
“you can be dead sure of my innocence”
“was dead tired”
“dead right”
Usage examples
- I am utterly heartbroken.
- They are, with very few exceptions, utterly useless.
- Once Achilles kills Hector, Andromache is utterly alone.
- Utterly disgusted by the suggestion, he responded with barely disguised indignation.
- Gulager was hailed for his utterly chilling performance as the psychopathic Coll.
- He is selfless, noble, honest, courageous, and utterly devoted to his companions.
- Such infinite conditions are problematic with known physics because key calculations utterly collapse.
- Utterly confounded, Mr. George stands looking at the knocker.
- She utterly despises Claudius but is relatively ignorant and benign to her husband.