[ut.ter] adj [ME, remote, fr. OE utera outer, compar. adj. fr. ut out, adv.--more at out] (15c): carried to the utmost point or highest degree: absolute, total "~ darkness" "~ strangers" -- ut.ter.ly adv
[2]utter vb [ME uttren, fr. utter outside, adv., fr. OE utor, compar. of ut out] vt (15c) 1 obs: to offer for sale
2. a: to send forth as a sound b: to give utterance to: pronounce, speak c: to give public expression to: express in words
3: to put (as currency) into circulation; specif: to circulate (as a counterfeit note) as if legal or genuine "~ false tokens"
4: to put forth or out: discharge ~ vi: to make a statement or sound syn see express -- ut.ter.able adj -- ut.ter.er n