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utterly

UK/ˈʌtəli//ˈʌtɚli/

utterly adverb: completely; entirely; to the fullest extent.

Adverb

utterly (not comparable)

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

utterly meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Gujarati

utterly in Tamil

முற்றிலும், முழுதுமாக, முழுதுற

utterly in Urdu

بالکل, محض, پرلے درجے کا

utterly in Malayalam

നിശ്ശേഷം, അങ്ങേയറ്റം, തീരെ, തികച്ചും

utterly in Gujarati

utterly, exactly, downright, plumb, completely, absolutely, totally
એકદમ ekdam

Examples of utterly in a sentence

  • This expression is utterly devoid of meaning, a mere flatus vocis.
  • I was utterly bereft in the months following my wife's death.
  • She's utterly grief-stricken, so I'm going over to talk her through it.

All 40 example sentences with utterly

Origin of utterly

From utter + -ly.

Words formed from utterly

Questions about utterly

What does utterly mean?
Utterly means completely; entirely; to the fullest extent.
What is utterly in Tamil?
Utterly in Tamil is முற்றிலும், முழுதுமாக, முழுதுற. See Utterly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is utterly?
Utterly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce utterly?
Utterly is pronounced /ˈʌtəli/ (UK).

Words near utterly in the dictionary

  1. utterest
  2. uttereth
  3. uttering
  4. utterings
  5. utterless
  6. utterly
  7. uttermore
  8. uttermost
  9. uttermosts
  10. utterness
  11. utters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: utterly (page history and authors); utterly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); utterly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); utterly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); એકદમ (Gujarati) (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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