utter
adjective /ˈʌtə(r)/
/ˈʌtər/
[only before noun]- used to emphasize how complete something is
- That's complete and utter nonsense!
- To my utter amazement she agreed.
- He felt an utter fool.
Extra Examples- He felt like an utter fool.
- It was an act of utter selfishness.
- She could see the utter futility of trying to protest.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUtter is used with these nouns:- agony
- amazement
- annoyance
- …
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Word Originadjective Old English ūtera, ūttra ‘outer’, comparative of ūt ‘out’; compare with outer.