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otterly

otterly is the alternative form of utterly.

Meaning of utterly

Adverb

utterly (not comparable)

  1. Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent.
    • Well, now we are utterly lost.

Forms of otterly

comparativemore otterly
superlativemost otterly

Origin of otterly

Blend of otter + utterly.

Questions about otterly

What is otterly the alternative form of?
Otterly is the alternative form of utterly.

Words near otterly in the dictionary

  1. ottering
  2. Otterington
  3. otterish
  4. otterless
  5. otterlike
  6. otterly
  7. ottermode
  8. otterpox
  9. otters
  10. Ottershaw
  11. otterskin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: otterly (page history and authors); utterly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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