See Also: utter(medicine)
utter(1)(dictionary)
utter(2)(dictionary)
utter(dictionary)
utter 1, adjective(dictionary)
utter 2, verb(dictionary)
UTTER BARRISTER(law)

utter(2) (iou)



utter adjective.

I.
= OUTER adjective 1. Now poet. OE.
= OUTER adjective 2. OE-LME.
= OUTWARD adjective 2. ME-L16.
II.
Extreme, absolute; complete, entire, total. LME.
Sir W. Scott They blew out their lights..and left the knight in utter darkness. R. L. Stevenson At first the silence of the night was utter. Guardian The general mood is one of complete and utter despair.
b. Of an answer, decision, etc.: given without reserve or qualification, decisive, definite. Long rare. LME.