utterly

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I would have that which is utterly--utterly--utterly beyond my reach Yes, utterly--utterly," she repeated.

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  1. adverb Completely; absolutely; entirely.

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  • She was happy--utterly, completely happy. —  The Heart of Unaga
  • "But--but I am utterly, and I fear irremediably miserable But what is the cause of your wretchedness, my dear Lucille This place--this solitude oppresses me; I cannot endure the isolation to which I am unnaturally and tyrannically condemned. —  The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851
  • He was sure that she knew so little of the world and would be so easily deceived ...But who was he to look after any one He knew that she would trust him utterly, and trust him not only because she was ignorant of the world, but also because she was herself so true. —  The Captives
  • Impossible--utterly. Thurston in the family? —  The Captives
  • You're different from any other human--utterly different. —  The Captives
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  1. from Middle English utterly, utrely, utterli, utterliche, utterlike (= Middle Low German ūterlīk = Middle High German ūzerlich, German äusserlich); from utter + -ly. Cf. outerly, of which utterly is a doublet.
 

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