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 *uttered = said (or make a sound) with the voice
- He looked utterly fed up.†
p. 161.8 *utterly = completely or totally
- 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. 61.4
- 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
- I felt like an utter failure.†
p. 165.4
- We were enjoying one of those rare summers of utter freedom—no financial responsibility, no debts, no time owing to anybody.†
p. 172.8
- The look of utter relief she and Dad exchanged was the saddest thing I have ever seen.†
p. 201.2
- But I knew with utter certainty that I couldn't be anywhere near him.†
p. 370.6
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.