All 13 Uses
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Sweet Far Thing
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- My former charges will attest to the fact that I rarely smile, never laugh, and can steal the joy from any room simply by entering and bestowing upon it my unique sense of utter gloom and despair.†
Chpt 1
- It's not that she tells me I'm not welcome; she simply greets each of Cecily's dull tales with a jolly laugh and fawns over the simpering details of Elizabeth's latest trip to the dressmaker's, whilst every syllable I utter is met with complete disdain.†
Chpt 1
- Her smile vanishes, and in its place is an expression of utter anguish.†
Chpt 1
- It baas loudly in what I believe to be utter mortification.†
Chpt 2
- Have you ever felt as if you were utterly alone in the world?†
Chpt 3 *
- Felicity's eyes are trained on the ceiling in an expression of utter boredom.†
Chpt 3
- Blinking, Simon comes back to himself, utterly perplexed to find me in his arms.†
Chpt 4
- I'm sure she would have wanted to be here for this," Grandmama says, and the moment is ruined utterly.†
Chpt 4
- And her mother deserves her utterly.†
Chpt 4
- It seems a simple request, and yet, I'm far too mortified by it all to utter a sound.†
Chpt 4
- Of course, they will have to find me charming and utterly irresistible.†
Chpt 4
- "Utterly," I say.†
Chpt 4
- He doesn't utter a word, but his smile says everything.†
Chpt 4
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.