Old English | n | Modern English |
Uthwite | n | One who knows; a wise person, a sage. |
Utmost | adj | Of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, or the like; greatest: of the utmost importance. 2. being at the farthest point or extremity; farthest: the utmost reef of the island. |
Utmost | n | Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount: "the utmost that can be said; The restaurant provides the utmost in cuisine". 2. the most or best of one's abilities, powers, etc.: "He did his utmost to win the match". 3. the extreme limit or extent: "His tolerance was taxed to the utmost". |
Utmostness | n | "With all that earnestness of threatening, that may cause in a man the utmostness dread". 2. the state or condition of the greatest or highest degree, amount, quantity or importance. 3. state of being at the farthest point or extremity. |
Utter | adj | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative; "utter nonsense"; arrant, complete, everlasting, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, 2. complete; "came to a dead or utter stop". 3. outer. "Thine utter eyen." 4. situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the centre; outer. [Obs.] 5. complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter darkness. 6. peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal. |
Utter | vb | To articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; express, verbalize, give tongue to. 2. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words ; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; emit, let out, let loose. 3. express in speech; "She talks a lot or utter of nonsense"; talk, speak, mouth, verbalize. 4. put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency" 5. to put forth or out; to reach out. 6. to dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.] 7. hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes. 8. to give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce; to deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge; pronounce. |
Utterer | n | An organism that can utter vocal sounds; a vocaliser. 2. someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins. 3. someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone esp. garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; speaker, talker, verbalizer. |
Uttering | n | the crime of knowingly tendering or showing a forged instrument or counterfeit coin to another with intent to defraud. |
Utterless | adj | Incapable of being uttered or utterable. 2. incapable of being expressed or described; inexpressible. 3. speechless, not being able to be said. |
Utterly | adv | Open, manifest, absolute, extreme, final. |
Uttermore | adj | More outward, remote, farther removed, exterior. |
Uttermore | adj | Outermost, farther out or off, remotest. 2. greatest in extent, context. 3. extreme, last in time, final. 4. end, issue, extreme or farthest limit (in time). |
Uttermost | adv | another term for utmost. 2. greatest, maximum, greatest possible, highest, most, most extreme, greatest amount of; |
Utterness | n | The condition or quality of being utter, absolute or complete. 2. absoluteness. |
Utterward | adv | Outside, outwardly externally. |
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