utterly
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,821 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,952 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers also: absolutely, perfectly, dead an absolutely magnificent paintinga perfectly idiotic idea
utterly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Her assumption of demureness and sanctity vanished utterly.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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She was utterly confounded; and yet she was not at the end of her surprises.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The convinced visioning of events a year or more distant was still utterly beyond him.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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No one is so accursed by fate, No one so utterly desolate, But some heart, though unknown, Responds unto his own.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Grimes upset the soot-sack in the new-gravelled yard, and spoilt it all utterly; but he ran out and gave chase to Tom.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1