ut´ter|er

ut|ter¹ «UHT uhr», adjective.

1. complete; total; absolute: »

utter surprise, utter darkness, utter defeat.

SYNONYM(S): entire, unqualified, sheer.

2. that is such to an extreme degree; out-and-out: »

an utter fool.

╂[Old English ūterra outer]

ut|ter² «UHT uhr», transitive verb.

1. to speak; make known; express: »

the last words he uttered, to utter one's thoughts.

SYNONYM(S): deliver, articulate.

2. to give forth; give out; emit: »

She uttered a cry of pain.

3. to put (especially counterfeit money or forged checks) into circulation.

4. Obsolete. a) to issue or publish: »

an order…that the…translation of Tindal…should not be uttered either by printer or bookseller (John Strype).

b) to issue or offer for sale or barter; vend: »

Such…drugs I have; but Mantua's law Is death to any he that utters them (Shakespeare).

╂[Middle English utteren, ultimately < Old English ūt out]

–ut´ter|er, noun.