Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - utter

 I. adjective  Etymology: Middle English, remote, from Old English utera outer, comparative adjective from ut out, adverb — more at out  Date: 15th century carried to the utmost point or highest degree ; absolute, total ~ darkness ~ strangers  • ~ly adverb  II. verb  Etymology: Middle English uttren, from ~ outside, adverb, from Old English utor, comparative of ut out  Date: 15th century  transitive verb  1. obsolete to offer for sale  2.  a. to send forth as a sound ~ a sigh  b. to give ~ance to ; pronounce, speak refused to ~ his name  c. to give public expression to ; express in words ~ an opinion  3. to put (as currency) into circulation; specifically to circulate (as a counterfeit note) as if legal or genuine ~ false tokens  4. to put forth or out ; discharge  intransitive verb to make a statement or sound  Synonyms: see express  • ~able adjective  • ~er noun