All 3 Uses of
utter
in
Arrowsmith
- For the first time in his life he had a place utterly his own, his and Leora's.†
Chpt 14 (definition 1) *
- At the end Martin had the most enthusiastic applause ever known— all lecturers, after all lectures, are gratified by that kind of applause—and the chairman said the most flattering things ever uttered, and the audience went out with the most remarkable speed ever witnessed, and Martin discovered himself holding Orchid's hand in the parlors while she warbled, in the most adorable voice ever heard, "Oh, Dr. Arrowsmith, you were just wonderful!†
Chpt 20 (definition 2) *
- They decided, almost irritably, that they looked utterly alike, except that her hair was more patent-leather than his and she lacked his impertinent, cocking eyebrow.†
Chpt 35 (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