Is utterly positive or negative?

utter – utterly Utterly doesn’t go with excited because if you are excited about something that is normally a positive emotion and both utter and utterly (meaning complete/completely) have negative meanings and are used only in negative contexts: To say that we’ll be landing on Jupiter in 2010 is utter nonsense.

When should I use utterly?

You use utterly to emphasize that something is very great in extent, degree, or amount. Everything about the country seemed utterly different from what I’d experienced before. The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.

How do you use the word utterly?

Utterly sentence example

1. It was so utterly beautiful – so serene.
2. It all sounds so utterly stupid now.
3. She was utterly unable to recall either the name of the story or the book.
4. She gave in to the rush of desire, knowing that wherever he led, she could count on an utterly delightful experience.

Is utterly an adjective?

This is the British English definition of utter….utter ​Definitions and Synonyms ​‌

adjective	utter
superlative	utterest

Is utterly formal?

To answer your other question, while utterly isn’t truly colloquial, it’s best to avoid it in formal settings.

What Collocates with utterly?

Other collocations in which “utterly” is used to intensify a negative quality include “utterly useless”, “utterly devoid of” and “utterly incapable of”.

What does utterly ridiculous mean?

utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.

Is utterly a real word?

You use utterly to emphasize that something is very great in extent, degree, or amount.

What part of speech is utterly?

adverb
UTTERLY (adverb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.

Is utterly informal?

What is utterly ridiculous?

If you say that something or someone is ridiculous, you mean that they are very foolish. […]