utterly
adv. degreeadv. completely or totally. You use it to emphasize that something is 100% true, especially when the situation is bad or surprising.
adv. to an absolute or extreme degree; entirely. Often used to intensify adjectives with a negative or absolute quality.
The news was utterly shocking to everyone in the room.
After walking through the heavy rain for an hour, my clothes were utterly soaked and ruined.
The candidate's latest proposal was dismissed as utterly impractical by economists, who argued that the necessary infrastructure simply does not exist in the current market.
From utter + -ly.
Typically precedes the adjective or verb it modifies; functions as a high-intensity maximizer.
The movie was utterly good.The movie was utterly fantastic.Utterly usually collocates with extreme or negative adjectives rather than simple positive ones like 'good'.