Definitions for utter
ˈʌt ərut·ter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated(adj)

   without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

   "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

2. dead(a), utter(verb)

   complete

   "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness"

3. express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to(verb)

   articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

   "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

4. utter, emit, let out, let loose(verb)

   express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

   "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

5. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise(verb)

   express in speech

   "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

6. utter(verb)

   put into circulation

   "utter counterfeit currency"

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Utter(adj)

   outer

2. Utter(adj)

   situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer

3. Utter(adj)

   complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness

4. Utter(adj)

   peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial

5. Utter(adj)

   to put forth or out; to reach out

6. Utter(adj)

   to dispose of in trade; to sell or vend

7. Utter(adj)

   hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes

8. Utter(adj)

   to give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Utter

   ut′ėr, adj. farthest out: extreme: total: perfect.—adv. Utt′erly.—n. Utt′erness, quality of being extreme. [A.S. útor, outer—út, out.]

2. Utter

   ut′ėr, v.t. to circulate: to publish abroad: to speak.—adj. Utt′erable, that may be uttered or expressed.—ns. Utt′erableness; Utt′erance, act of uttering: manner of speaking: pronunciation: expression; Utt′erer; Utt′ering, circulation.—adj. Utt′erless, that cannot be uttered in words. [A.S. útian, to put out—út, out.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of utter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of utter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of utter in a Sentence

1. Adam Marshall:

   The utter dismay amongst businesses watching events in Westminster can not be exaggerated, our firms are worried, investors around the world are baffled and disappointed, and markets are showing serious strain as this political saga goes on and on.

2. Ted Cruz:

   I'm going to utter a sentence I have never uttered in any other context. I agree with Jimmy Carter, we can't get burned again.

3. John Milton:

   Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.

4. Nicholas Alahverdian:

   We have seen a lack of stability over 30 years and four governors, said Nicholas Alahverdian. We have seen a lack of care. And now — in an election year — we have seen a complete and utter lack of bureaucratic mastery to obliterate the red tape and provide tangible, enduring solutions to children and adolescents in state care.

5. Jeb Bush:

   Former Sen. Bob Dole said. Former Sen. Bob Dole served in both the House and the Senate, before becoming the Republican Party’s nominee for the White House in 1996 – an election Former Sen. Bob Dole lost to Bill Clinton. Oh my gosh, Former Sen. Bob Dole is Former Sen. Bob Dole. I ’m so honored to have Former Sen. Bob Dole support and honored to have the support of literally hundreds of veterans, the policies of the Obama administration have left the Veterans Administration in an utter mess and one of my first priorities as president will be to fix this broken system and give our veterans the care they deserve. I ’m thankful for Senator Dole’s valued advice.

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