Both Uses of
utter
in
The Importance of Being Earnest
- How utterly unromantic you are!†
Act 1 *utterly = completely or totally
- Your vanity is ridiculous, your conduct an outrage, and your presence in my garden utterly absurd.†
Act 2
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.