All 4 Uses of
utter
in
The Hobbit
- Utterly miserable as Gollum sounded, Bilbo could not find much pity in his heart, and he had a feeling that anything Gollum wanted so much could hardly be something good.†
Chpt 5 *
- It looked as if he would certainly lose his friends this time (nearly all of them had already disappeared through the dark trap-door), and get utterly left behind and have to stay lurking as a permanent burglar in the elf-caves for ever.†
Chpt 9
- "Do you now?" said the dragon somewhat flattered, even though he did not believe a word of it. j "Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities," replied Bilbo.†
Chpt 12
- Chapter 13 Not at Home In the meanwhile, the dwarves sat in darkness, and utter silence fell about them.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)