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utterly

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ut·ter·ly  (tr-l)
adv.
Completely; absolutely; entirely.

utterly [ˈʌtəlɪ]
adv
(intensifier) I'm utterly miserable
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Adv.1.utterlyutterly - completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "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"

utterly
adverb totally, completely, absolutely, just, really, quite, perfectly, fully, entirely, extremely, altogether, thoroughly, wholly, downright, categorically, to the core, one hundred per cent, in all respects, to the nth degree, unqualifiedly The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.
Translations
utterly [ˈʌtəlɪ] ADVtotalmente, completamente
utterly [ˈʌtərli] advcomplètement
U-turn [ˈjuːtɜːrn] n
(lit)demi-tour m
to do a U-turn (lit)faire demi-tour
(fig)revirement m, volte-face f inv
to do a U-turn (fig)faire volte-face
utterly
advtotal, völlig; depraved also, despisezutiefst; utterly beautifulausgesprochen schön; he’s utterly under her thumbsie hat ihn vollkommen or ganz und gar unterm Pantoffel (inf)
utterly [ˈʌtəlɪ] advcompletamente, del tutto
utterly [ˈʌtəlɪ] advcompletamente, del tutto


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He moved about in so utterly ridiculous a manner that the Beasts, in a fit of indignation, set upon him with clubs and drove him out of the assembly.
Instead of being hurt, denying, defending himself, begging forgiveness, instead of remaining indifferent even--anything would have been better than what he did do--his face utterly involuntarily (reflex spinal action, reflected Stepan Arkadyevitch, who was fond of physiology)--utterly involuntarily assumed its habitual, good-humored, and therefore idiotic smile.
Here was a beloved relative and perishing fellow-creature, on the eve of the great change, utterly unprepared; and led, providentially led, to reveal her situation to Me
 
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