Definitions for utterly
ut·ter·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.3 / 3 votes

1. absolutely, perfectly, utterly, deadadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. utterlyadverb

   completely, entirely, to the fullest extent

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Utterlyadverb

   Fully; completely; perfectly. For the most part, in an ill sense.

   Etymology: from utter.

   God, whose property is to shew his mercies then greatest, when they are nearest to be utterly despaired. Richard Hooker, b. iv.

   Arguments taken from the authority of men, may not only so far forth as hath been declared, but further also be of some force in human sciences; which force, be it never so small, doth shew that they are not utterly naught. Richard Hooker, b. ii.

   All your int’rest in those territories
   Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   He was so utterly tired with an employment so contrary to his humour, that he did not consider the means that would lead him out of it. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   While in the flesh we cannot be utterly insensible of the afflictions that befal us. Francis Atterbury.

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1. utterly

   Utterly refers to completely, absolutely, or to the maximum extent. It is usually used for emphasis to express the totality or wholeness of something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Utterlyadverb

   in an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as, utterly ruined; it is utterly vain

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'utterly' in Adverbs Frequency: #373

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce utterly?

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How to say utterly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of utterly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of utterly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of utterly in a Sentence

1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   One hundred years ago, two officials by the name of Mark Sykes and Francois-George Picot tried to dictate a new order in the Middle East. It was at the apex of the era of colonialism in our era. This effort utterly failed then, and will completely fail today.

2. Jamin Johnson:

   I did not have the confidence that the leadership of the agency at that time would hear what I had to say, the reality is, I was utterly defeated, I felt completely destroyed and like I had no voice.

3. Erika Guevara-Rosas:

   This outrageous and utterly illegal lottery-style approach to health care is putting thousands of lives at risk.

4. Ted Cruz:

   We need a commander-in-chief who will speak the truth, and who will unleash the full force and fury of the American military to utterly destroy ISIS and its affiliates, we need to pass the Expatriate Terrorist Act, so that known ISIS terrorists cannot use U.S. passports to return to America and wage jihad. We need a President who is serious – who will identify the enemy by name and do everything necessary to defeat it.

5. John Lyndon:

   This man saved Britain. Whatever he got up to in South Africa or India beforehand is utterly irrelevant to the major issue in hand, we are not walking up and down the high street with jackboots and helmets because of that man.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=utterly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Utterly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=utterly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utterly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=utterly