All 6 Uses
utter
in
Uglies
(Edited)
- The high hairdo towered over her thin face like dunce cap, the white-blond hair utterly incongruous with her olive skin.
p. 42.3utterly = completely or totally
- How had she uttered something so horrible?
p. 262.8 *uttered = said
- Tally stumbled forward, utterly exposed in the middle of the street.
p. 278.8utterly = completely or totally
- Tally closed her eyes, which made no difference in the utter darkness.
p. 306.5 *utter = complete or total
- He lay on his back, his head turned at an angle that Tally instantly knew was utterly wrong.
p. 316.3utterly = completely or totally
- She could hardly believe she'd uttered them.
p. 396.8uttered = said with the voice
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) Less commonly, and archaically, utter can mean to let out.