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adjective

Utter adj.

1.

Outer. "Thine utter eyen." (Obs.) "By him a shirt and utter mantle laid." "As doth an hidden moth The inner garment fret, not th' utter touch."

2.

Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer. (Obs.) "Through utter and through middle darkness borne." "The very utter part of Saint Adelmes point is five miles from Sandwich."

3.

Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness. "They... are utter strangers to all those anxious thoughts which disquiet mankind."

4.

Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial.

Utter bar (Law), the whole body of junior barristers. See Outer bar, under 1st Outer. (Eng.)

Utter barrister (Law), one recently admitted as barrister, who is accustomed to plead without, or outside, the bar, as distinguished from the benchers, who are sometimes permitted to plead within the bar. (Eng.)

verb

Utter v. t. (past & past part. uttered; pres. part. uttering)

1.

To put forth or out; to reach out. (Obs.) "How bragly (proudly) it begins to bud, And utter his tender head."

2.

To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. (Obs.) "Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law Is death to any he that utters them." "They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the name of Newfoundland fish."

3.

Hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes. "The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never to receive or utter this fatal coin."

4.

To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce. "Sweet as from blest, uttering joy." "The words I utter Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth." "And the last words he uttered called me cruel."

Synonyms: To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge; pronounce. See Deliver.

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... merely a poetic rendering of the doctrine of its slow evolution.' These are all bold words to be spoken before the moral philosophy class of a Scotch university, while those I have underlined show a remarkable freedom of dealing with the sacred text. They repeat in terser language what I ventured to utter four years ago regarding the Book of Genesis. 'Profoundly interesting and indeed pathetic to me are those attempts of the opening mind of man to appease its hunger for a Cause. But the Book of Genesis has no voice in scientific questions. It ...

— Fragments of science, V. 1-2 • John Tyndall

... the Ionians did not obey orders, but remained on guard after the knots were all untied. Then, to their surprise, Scythians instead of Persians appeared. These told the Ionians that the Persian army was in the greatest distress, was retreating with all speed, and that its escape from utter ruin depended on the safety of the bridge. They urged the Greeks to break the bridge and retire. If they should do so the Persians would all be destroyed, and Ionia ...

— Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris

... a book, made no answer. After his encounter with the householder he had said little, and upon finding this coverless, brown- stained volume—a tattered copy of Don Quixote—he had relapsed into utter silence. ...

— The Silver Horde • Rex Beach

... last—every mountainous billow hurried to overwhelm us. The swell surpassed anything I had imagined possible, and that we were not instantly buried is a miracle. My companion spoke of the lightness of our cargo, and reminded me of the excellent qualities of our ship; but I could not help feeling the utter hopelessness of hope itself, and prepared myself gloomily for that death which I thought nothing could defer beyond an hour, as, with every knot of way the ship made, the swelling of the black stupendous seas became more dismally ...

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