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utter stupidity
Definition
complete or total (used as an intensifier—typically when stressing how bad something is)
- As he dragged me, as I scrambled against the grass, I caught sight of that fence and became utterly convinced that if he brought me beyond this point, I would not survive.Chapter One (7% in)
- They told me their stories, I like to think, because I never questioned them, believed them utterly.Aftermath (16% in)
There are no more uses of "utter" flagged with this meaning in Lucky by Sebold.
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exact meaning not specified
- On the train ride home my mother's panic gave way to utter exhaustion.Chapter Three (99% in)
- He was the first person to whom I had uttered the details of what had happened.Chapter Two (70% in)
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