Etymology

utterly

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Today it means: Completely; entirely; to the fullest extent. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English utter
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  1. Englishutter
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayutterly

From utter + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.