All 11 Uses of
utter
in
Man And Superman
- Is it not because at bottom they are utterly sexless?†
Chpt Ded. (definition 1) *
- The truth is, the world was to Shakespear a great "stage of fools" on which he was utterly bewildered.†
Chpt Ded. (definition 1)
- [roaring with rage] I will not have these abominations uttered in my house [he smites the writing table with his fist].†
Chpt 1 (definition 2) *
- [in ruins] I am utterly crushed.†
Chpt 1 (definition 1)
- You are so utterly unreasonable and impracticable.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- But— [he stops, utterly appalled; then resumes feebly] No: look here, Ann: if there's no harm in it there's no point in doing it.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- No sky, no peaks, no light, no sound, no time nor space, utter void.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- Then, with a heavy sigh, he droops in utter dejection; and the violins, discouraged, retrace their melody in despair and at last give it up, extinguished by wailings from uncanny wind instruments, thus:— (more music) It is all very odd.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- I am arguing fairly with you, and, I think, utterly refuting you.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- The pair may be utter strangers to one another, speaking different languages, differing in race and color, in age and disposition, with no bond between them but a possibility of that fecundity for the sake of which the Life Force throws them into one another's arms at the exchange of a glance.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- I beg that no man may seize the occasion to get half drunk and utter imbecile speeches and coarse pleasantries at my expense.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)
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(2) (utter as in: utter a complaint) say something or make a sound with the voice