utter
About 6.51 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
utter bliss utter darkness utter ruin
- adjective Of a substance: pure, unmixed.
- adjective Of decisions, replies, etc.: made in an unconditional or unqualified manner; decisive, definite.
- adjective Further out than another thing; being the exterior or outer part of something; outer, outward; also, extremely remote.
at the utter extremities of
- adjective Further out than another thing; being the exterior or outer part of something; outer, outward; also, extremely remote.
at the utter extremities of
- adjective Preceding all others; original.
- adjective Succeeding all others; final, last, ultimate.
- noun The thing which is most utter (adjective sense) or extreme.
Similar words
complete thoroughgoing consummate everlasting perfect stark emit dead arrant let loose
Often followed by
a the ruin destruction disregard confusion failure darkness lack
Word family
utterable uttered utterer utterers uttering utters
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