Utterly

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent. not-comparable

    "Well, now we are utterly lost."

Adverb
  1. 1
    completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers wordnet

Synonyms

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perfectlya outrancea toute outranceaboriginallyabsolutelyabsolutely

Example

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"I utterly despise formal writing!"

Etymology

From utter + -ly.

Related phrases

completely and utterly

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