All 3 Uses of
utter
in
Henry IV, Part 2
- More would I, but my lungs are wasted so That strength of speech is utterly denied me.†
Scene 4.5 *utterly = completely or totally
- Give me pardon, sir: if, sir, you come with news from the court, I take it there 's but two ways, either to utter them, or conceal them.†
Scene 5.3
- Come, Pistol, utter more to me; and withal devise something to do thyself good.†
Scene 5.3
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
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, and archaically, utter can mean to let out.