utterly

utterly
[[t]ʌ̱tə(r)li[/t]]
ADV: ADV adj/prep, ADV with v (emphasis)
You use utterly to emphasize that something is very great in extent, degree, or amount.

China is utterly different...

The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous...

Such an allegation is utterly without foundation.

Syn:
totally

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Utterly — Ut ter*ly, adv. In an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as, utterly ruined; it is utterly vain. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • utterly — index in toto, purely (positively), wholly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • utterly — (adv.) early 13c., “truly, plainly, outspokenly,” from UTTER (Cf. utter) (v.) + LY (Cf. ly) (1); meaning “to an absolute degree” is late 14c., from UTTER (Cf. utter) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • utterly — [adv] completely absolutely, all, all in all, altogether, entirely, exactly, extremely, fully, in toto, just, perfectly, plumb*, purely, quite, thoroughly, totally, to the core*, to the nth degree*, well, wholly; concept 531 Ant. incompletely,… …   New thesaurus

  • utterly — ut|ter|ly [ ʌtərli ] adverb ** completely: often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is: Young children are utterly dependent on their parents. You re being utterly unreasonable. How utterly ridiculous! …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • utterly */*/ — UK [ˈʌtə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈʌtərlɪ] adverb completely: often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is Young children are utterly dependent on their parents. You re being utterly unreasonable. How utterly ridiculous! …   English dictionary

  • utterly — adv. Utterly is used with these adjectives: ↑abhorrent, ↑absorbed, ↑absurd, ↑alien, ↑alone, ↑amazed, ↑amazing, ↑appalling, ↑baffled, ↑beautiful, ↑bewildered, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • utterly — adverb completely, entirely, to the fullest extent Well now we are utterly lost …   Wiktionary

  • utterly — ut|ter|ly [ˈʌtəli US ər ] adv [+ adjective/adverb] completely or totally ▪ You look utterly miserable …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • utterly — adverb completely or totally: You look utterly miserable …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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