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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUtterly
/ˈʌtərli/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Completely and without qualification; absolutely.
"She was utterly amazed by the performance." - 2
To the highest degree; entirely.
"The plan was utterly impractical."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'utterly' originates from the Old English 'utter', meaning 'outer' or 'external', which evolved through Middle English to denote completeness or totality. The suffix '-ly' was added to form an adverb, indicating the manner of an action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Utterly" is said worldwide
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totalement
Transliteration: to-ta-le-mã
"Elle était totalement émerveillée par la performance."
völlig
Transliteration: föl-lig
"Sie war völlig erstaunt über die Aufführung."
completamente
Transliteration: kom-ple-ta-men-te
"Era completamente stupita dalla performance."
totalmente
Transliteration: to-tal-men-te
"Estaba totalmente asombrada por la actuación."
totalmente
Transliteration: to-tal-men-te
"Ela estava totalmente impressionada com a apresentação."
पूरी तरह से
Transliteration: poori tarah se
"वह प्रदर्शन से पूरी तरह से चकित थी।"
完全
Transliteration: wánquán
"她对表演感到完全惊讶。"
완전히
Transliteration: wanjeonhi
"그녀는 공연에 완전히 놀랐다."
完全に
Transliteration: kanzen ni
"彼女はパフォーマンスに完全に驚いた。"
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