| 单词 | utterly |
| 释义 | utterly (once / 154 pages) adv Utterly is an intensifying word: something utterly delicious is very, very delicious. One thing people love to do is exaggerate. You often hear people talking about how awesome or awful things are. When you're laying it on thick, utterly is an utterly useful word: it means something similar to completely, totally, or very. Something utterly disappointing is extremely disappointing. Something utterly wonderful is wonderful times ten. When you get tired of writing very, utterly is a good word choice. WORD FAMILYutter: utterable, utterance, uttered, utterer, utterest, uttering, utterly, uttermost, utterness, utters+/unutterable: unutterablest, unutterably/utterable: unutterable, utterably/utterance: utterances/uttered: unuttered/utterer: utterers USAGE EXAMPLESIn some cases, the lies he told were so utterly, demonstrably false that they were almost funny. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Typically, the focus is on security for the Israeli occupier, not for the occupied Palestinians who are in fact utterly insecure. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) As street wear continued asserting its dominance over suiting, one garment became utterly ubiquitous: the bomber jacket. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) adv completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers utterly miserable Syn absolutely, dead, perfectly |
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