All 8 Uses of
utter
in
Me Before You
- She seemed weary, as if she had uttered the same words many times that day already.†
p. 23..7 (definition 1) *
- I had a framed photograph at home where I was beaming at Patrick like he had just pulled me from a burning building, yet in reality I had just called him an "utter dick" and he had responded with a hearty "Oh, piss off!"†
p. 61..5 (definition 2)
- The thought of loading Will and his chair into the adapted minivan and carting him safely to and from the next town filled me with utter terror.†
p. 75..4 (definition 2)
- He looked utterly fed up.†
p. 161..8 (definition 2) *
- I felt like an utter failure.†
p. 165..4 (definition 2)
- We were enjoying one of those rare summers of utter freedom—no financial responsibility, no debts, no time owing to anybody.†
p. 172..8 (definition 2)
- The look of utter relief she and Dad exchanged was the saddest thing I have ever seen.†
p. 201..2 (definition 2)
- But I knew with utter certainty that I couldn't be anywhere near him.†
p. 370..6 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (utter as in: utter a complaint) say something or make a sound with the voice
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(2) (utter as in: utter stupidity) complete or total (used as an intensifier--typically when stressing how bad something is)