All 12 Uses of
utter
in
The Idiot
- Hardly had the prince uttered the last word when Gania gave such a fearful shudder that the prince almost cried out.†
Chpt 1.3 (definition 1)
- Say one more such word, and save me from utter ruin.†
Chpt 1.7 (definition 2)
- Gania's irritation increased with every word he uttered, as he walked up and down the room.†
Chpt 1.8 (definition 1) *
- It seems to me that sincerity, on the other hand, is only possible if combined with a kind of bad taste that would be utterly out of place here.†
Chpt 1.13 (definition 2) *
- My goodness, what utter twaddle, and what may all this nonsense have signified, pray?†
Chpt 2.12 (definition 2)
- And let everyone here forget him—forget him utterly!†
Chpt 3.2 (definition 2)
- I have sometimes asked myself how it was that these communities were not utterly swept off the face of the earth, and how they could possibly survive.†
Chpt 3.4 (definition 2)
- He could not understand how that proud and austere beauty could show herself to be such an utter child—a child who probably did not even now understand some words.†
Chpt 3.8 (definition 2)
- Absolutely and utterly impossible—and yet, so it must be.†
Chpt 3.9 (definition 2)
- Nor does every husband feel bound to repeat at every step, "Tu l'as voulu, Georges Dandin!" like another typical personage; and yet how many millions and billions of Georges Dandins there are in real life who feel inclined to utter this soul-drawn cry after their honeymoon, if not the day after the wedding!†
Chpt 4.1 (definition 2)
- The end of the episode was that when Aglaya saw her mother and sisters crying over her and not uttering a word of reproach, she had flung herself into their arms and gone straight home with them.†
Chpt 4.9 (definition 1)
- "They never utter a hint about the past, not only in Aglaya's presence, but even among themselves.†
Chpt 4.9 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (utter as in: utter a complaint) say something or make a sound with the voice
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(2) (utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)