Utter

adjective uttermore · utmost · uttermost

1. To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional. utter bliss    utter darkness    utter ruin
2. rare Of a substance: pure, unmixed. Two cups of utter silver wrought and rough with imagery / I give you, which my father took from wracked Arisbe's hold; […]
3. Of decisions, replies, etc.: made in an unconditional or unqualified manner; decisive, definite. There could not then be any other eſtimate made of the loſs VValler ſuſtain'd, than by the not purſuing the viſible advantage he had, and by the utter refuſal of the Auxiliary Regiments of London and Kent, to march farther; […]
4. obsolete, poetic Further out than another thing; being the exterior or outer part of something; outer, outward; also, extremely remote. at the utter extremities of
5. obsolete, rare Preceding all others; original. And although it [Persia] has ſince then been ruined and reigned ouer by Princes of many Nations, yet they haue neuer altered the Dialect from its vtter ſence, at this day being cald Pharſee: […]
6. obsolete, rare Succeeding all others; final, last, ultimate. Our vtter houre is come alas, fell deſtinies death hath brought.

noun the utter

1. rare, uncountable The thing which is most utter (adjective sense) or extreme. I take my leave, readie to countervaile all your courtesies to the utter of my power.

verb utters · uttering · uttered · utter

1. transitive Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice. Don’t you utter another word!
2. transitive To verbally express or report (a desire or emotion, an idea or thought, etc.). Theeſe woords, vplifting both his hands, he to Iuppiter vttred.
3. reflexive, transitive To express (oneself) in speech or writing. [N]ovv and then nature is a fault, and this good gueſt of ours takes ſoyle in an unperfect body, and ſo is ſlackned from ſhevving her vvonders, like an excellent Muſician vvhich cannot utter himſelf upon a defective inſtrument.
4. figuratively, transitive Of a thing: to produce (a noise or sound); to emit. Sally’s car uttered a hideous shriek when she applied the brakes.
5. obsolete, transitive To disclose or reveal (something secret or unknown); to bring to light. He that vttereth my counſayle ones I wyll neuer truſte hym whyle I lyue: […]
6. also, obsolete, reflexive, transitive To disclose or reveal the identity or nature of (oneself or someone, or something). [W]hẽ the vnclene ſpritꝭ ſawe him⸝ they fell doune before him⸝ and cryed ſayinge: thou arte the ſonne of God: And he ſtreyghtly charged thẽ that they ſhulde not vtter him.
7. also, obsolete, reflexive, transitive To display or show (itself or something). [H]e [Jesus] ſhewed and vſed hymſelfe the moſte loweſt and meaneſte of al creatures, yet dyd he hyde within hym a ſecrete power of the nature of the godhed, which thã [than (i.e., then)] ⁊ neuer afore vttred it ſelfe, whan the grayne of his bodye was bruiſed on the croſſe: ⁊ was in deathe (as it wer
8. intransitive To speak. The Souereyne and vnutterable God, is the Originall of all things; next vnto vvhom is his Prouidence as a ſecond God, vvho giueth the lavv aſvvell for the temporall as for the eternall life. And furthermore, there is a third ſubſtance as a ſecond Vnderſtanding, vvhich is the keeper of the ſayd etern
9. intransitive Of words, etc.: to be spoken. [Y]ea many gods, / Had voices more than all the winds, with power / To exhilarate the spirit, and to soothe, / Through every clime, the heart of human kind. / While this was uttering, strange as it may seem, / I wondered not, although I plainly saw / The one to be a stone, the other a shell; […]
10. archaic, rare, transitive To publish (something). [Y]ᵉ same [the book] was well vtteryd by yᵉ printar, & well lyked of in yᵉ comon weale, […]
11. transitive To put (currency or other valuable items) into circulation; specifically, to pass off (counterfeit currency, etc.) as legal tender; to use (a forged cheque) as if genuine. […] Her Maiestie now vnderstandynge, that there are sithens that tyme certayne other forrayne peeces of golde, of the like quantitie and fashion (although of lesse value) lyke to an Englyshe Angell, brought hyther, and here vttered and payde for ten shyllynges of syluer, beyng for they lacke of wayg
12. figuratively, transitive To pass off (something fake) as a genuine item. Centaure, hovv our iudgements vvere impos'd on by theſe adulterate knights! / Cen[taure]. Nay, madame, Mavis vvas more deceiu'd then vve, 'tvvas her commendation vtter'd 'hem in the colledge.
13. obsolete, transitive To supply (something); to furnish, to provide. [T]he mixt earth, vvhich vtters VVhinns, Briars, and a vvorld of ſuch like vnnatural and baſtardly Iſſues.
14. obsolete, transitive To offer (something, such as goods) for barter or sale; also, to sell (something); to vend. […] certayne Merchants […] obteyned licence ſafely to arriue here in Ireland with their wares, and to vtter the ſame.
15. obsolete, rare, transitive To announce that (something) is available for sale; to cry. [Y]ou are […] compelled, during the whole morning, to undergo that savage jargon of yells, brays, and screams, familiarly, but feebly, termed, "the Cries of London"— […] your utter incapability of ever arriving at the slightest smattering in any of the infernal dialects in which their goods are utte
16. obsolete, rare, transitive To distribute or issue (something) from, or as if from, a stock of items. He had alſo ſet a prieſt of his and a ſeculer ſeruaunt of his beſyde to by [buy] many of the ſame ſuyte [of books], & double and treble of one ſorte, whiche were by thẽ [them] vttred to diuers yonge ſcholers ſuch as thei founde properly witted, feately lerned, and newfangly mynded.
17. dialectal, transitive To discharge or send out (something); to eject, to emit. God proſper you, to the uttering all hollovv Harts of England.
18. intransitive, obsolete Of goods: to be purchased; to sell. This crockery is popular and utters well.

Similar: say, utter, vocalize

adverb

1. not comparable, obsolete Further apart, away, or out; outside, without. A strawe, sayde Bele, stande vtter, / For we haue egges and butter, / And of pygeons a payre.
2. not comparable, obsolete To an extreme extent; altogether, quite. I knovv they vvill deny me gracious Madame, / Being a ſtranger, and ſo little fam'd / So vtter emptie of theſe excellencies / That tame authority; […]

proper noun Utters

1. A surname.