Utterly vs Utmostly - What's the difference?
utterly | utmostly | Synonyms |
completely, entirely, to the fullest extent
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 10
, author=Jeremy Wilson
, title= England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report
, work=Telegraph
To the utmost.
* {{quote-book, 1920, , Hearts of Three, page=23, edition=2003 Kessinger ed., isbn=0766162931
, passage="Better be very careful and utmostly cautious, sir," the negro warned him. }}
* {{quote-book, 1953, , Foundations Of The World Republic, page=174
, passage=The operation, however, by which the utmostly unfair deal entailed by utmost legality is nullified, cannot be successful at a lesser price than the infliction of an unfair deal on standard legality
* {{quote-book, 1961, , Stranger in a Strange Land, page=113
, passage=Mike seemed about to weep. "Jubal, I am utmostly sorry."}}
Utterly is a synonym of utmostly.
As adverbs the difference between utterly and utmostly
is that utterly is completely, entirely, to the fullest extent while utmostly is to the utmost.utterly
English
Adverb
(-)- Well now we are utterly lost.
- I have failed you utterly .
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. }}
Synonyms
* See alsoutmostly
English
Adverb
(-)citation
citation
citation