Both Uses of
utter
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- (With utter gentleness—) Now—whose little old angry man are you?
Scene 1.1 *utter = complete or total
- And his woman say—(In utter anguish as he brings his fists down on his thighs)—Your eggs is getting cold!
Scene 1.1
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.