What does utterly mean?
Utterly means Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent..
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/ˈʌtəli/ · adverb
Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent..
Well, now we are utterly lost.
I have failed you utterly.
An utterly emphatic 5-0 victory was ultimately capped by two wonder strikes in the last two minutes from Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner. Before that, England had utterly dominated to take another purposeful stride towards the 2013 European Championship in Israel. They have already established a five-point buffer at the top of Group Eight.
Scott, somewhat stunned and now worried that everybody might have opened fire at the U.S. destroyers (he presumably missed Laffey and Farenholt merrily blazing away with their own guns into the darkness), ordered all firing to cease after a couple of minutes. Helena, along with Boise, was already several hundred shells lighter, and both Boise and San Francisco herself actually kept firing, as their captains were utterly sure about their targets; San Francisco's captain was very apologetic as he overruled Admiral Scott.
Use utterly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Utterly means Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent..
Common synonyms include dead, absolutely, sublimely, perfectly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Well, now we are utterly lost.
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