Standard Lemma guide

utterly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʌtəli/
  • General-American: /ˈʌtɚli/
  • General-American: [ˈʌɾɚli]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-England: /ˈʊtəli/
  • Scotland: /ˈʌtəɾle/
  • CMU ARPABET: AH1 T ER0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Well, now we are utterly lost.
  • I have failed you utterly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an absolutely magnificent painting
  • a perfectly idiotic idea
  • you're perfectly right
  • utterly miserable
  • you can be dead sure of my innocence
  • was dead tired
  • dead right

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: absolutely, perfectly, dead

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English utter Middle English -ly English -ly English utterly From utter + -ly.