Question 1 · Quick check
utter
CEFRB2
/ˈʌtə/
adjective · verb
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Complete or total, with nothing left out.
- 02
verb
To say something aloud or make a sound.
Examples
Because of the street fighting, the city is in utter confusion.
So great was his emotion that he could not utter a word.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsOf a substance: pure, unmixed.
Of decisions, replies, etc.: made in an unconditional or unqualified manner; decisive, definite.
To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.
More examples
In contextDon’t you utter another word!
at the utter extremities of
utter bliss utter darkness utter ruin
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Origin
adjective
PIE word *úd The adjective is derived from Middle English outre, utter, uttre (“situated on the outside of, exterior”), from Old English ūtera (“exterior, outer”, literally “more out”), the comparative form of ūt (“out”). Piecewise doublet of outer. The noun is derived from the adjective.