All 6 Uses of
utter
in
Killing Kennedy
- Jackie looks utterly unflappable as the special comes to an end, not a hair out of place, the strands of pearls around her neck perfectly aligned.†
p. 69.5 *utterly = completely or totally
- The president is utterly at ease as he looks out upon the thousands who fill the square, which will one day he renamed in his honor.†
p. 189.2
- Kennedy treads water in the utter blackness, waiting in vain for the sound of muffled propellers.†
p. 28.3
- They argue among themselves as to whether the lights they're seeing are an illusion brought on by hunger and dehydration, even as their skipper slips farther and farther into the utter blackness.†
p. 28.5
- The razor-sharp creases of his suit pants and his polished shoes give the slim, bespectacled scholar an outward look of complete organization, which conflicts with his internal feelings of utter disarray.†
p. 107.8
- This dream of King's is a complete and utter fantasy in America right now.†
p. 203.4
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, and archaically, utter can mean to let out.