utter1
adj.
complete; absolute:
utter amazement.
Derivative
Etymology
OE ūtera, ūttra ‘outer’, compar. of ūt ‘out’; cf. outer.
utter2
v.
- make (a sound) or say (something).
- Law put (forged money) into circulation.
Derivative
- utterable adj.
- utterer n.
Etymology
ME: from MDu. ūteren ‘speak, make known, give currency to coins’.