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- Dictionaryut·ter·ly/ˈədərlē/
adverb
- 1. completely and without qualification; absolutely: "he looked utterly ridiculous"
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The meaning of UTTERLY is to an absolute or extreme degree : to the full extent : in an utter manner : absolutely, entirely, totally. How to use utterly in a sentence.
completely or extremely: What an utterly stupid thing to do! She was utterly devastated when her husband died. See. utter. Fewer examples. The two boys walked into the room looking utterly miserable. These accounts are utterly incomprehensible. Can you explain them to me? I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.
When you're laying it on thick, utterly is an utterly useful word: it means something similar to completely, totally, or very. Something utterly disappointing is extremely disappointing. Something utterly wonderful is wonderful times ten.
Utterly definition: in an utter manner; completely. See examples of UTTERLY used in a sentence.
completely or extremely: What an utterly stupid thing to do! She was utterly devastated when her husband died. See. utter. Fewer examples. The two boys walked into the room looking utterly miserable. These accounts are utterly incomprehensible. Can you explain them to me? I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.
You use utterly to emphasize that something is very great in extent, degree, or amount. [emphasis] Everything about the country seemed utterly different from what I'd experienced before. The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.
Definition of utterly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
