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Utterly vs Definitely - What's the difference?

utterly | definitely | Related terms |

Utterly is a related term of definitely.


As adverbs the difference between utterly and definitely

is that utterly is completely, entirely, to the fullest extent while definitely is without question and beyond doubt.

utterly

English

Adverb

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  • completely, entirely, to the fullest extent
    • Well now we are utterly lost.
    I have failed you utterly .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 10 , author=Jeremy Wilson , title= England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=An utterly' emphatic 5-0 victory was ultimately capped by two wonder strikes in the last two minutes from Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner. Before that, England had ' utterly dominated to take another purposeful stride towards the 2013 European Championship in Israel. They have already established a five-point buffer at the top of Group Eight. }}

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    definitely

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Without question and beyond doubt.
    • The mother definitely has love for her child.
  • In a definite manner; decisively.
  • * Nikolai Gogol, The Nose (in translation)
    • And the Nose definitely turned away.