Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Utter \Ut"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uttered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Uttering}.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out,
   AS. [=u]tian to put out, eject, fr. [=u]t out. [root]198. See
   {Out}, and cf. {Utter}, a.]
   1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [Obs.]

            How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud, And utter his
            tender head.                          --Spenser.

   2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.]

            Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law Is death
            to any he that utters them.           --Shak.

            They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the
            name of Newfoundland fish.            --Abp. Abbot.

   3. hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as
      currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used,
      specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins,
      forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter
      coin or bank notes.

            The whole kingdom should continue in a firm
            resolution never to receive or utter this fatal
            coin.                                 --Swift.

   4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to
      speak; to pronounce. ``Sweet as from blest, uttering
      joy.'' --Milton.

            The words I utter Let none think flattery, for they
            'll find 'em truth.                   --Shak.

            And the last words he uttered called me cruel.
                                                  --Addison.

   Syn: To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge;
        pronounce. See {Deliver}.

Utter \Ut"ter\, a. [OE. utter, originally the same word as
   outer. See {Out}, and cf. {Outer}, {Utmost}.]
   1. Outer. ``Thine utter eyen.'' --Chaucer. [Obs.] ``By him a
      shirt and utter mantle laid.'' --Chapman.

            As doth an hidden moth The inner garment fret, not
            th' utter touch.                      --Spenser.

   2. Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the
      center; outer. [Obs.]

            Through utter and through middle darkness borne.
                                                  --Milton.

            The very utter part pf Saint Adelmes point is five
            miles from Sandwich.                  --Holinshed.

   3. Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter
      ruin; utter darkness.

            They . . . are utter strangers to all those anxious
            thoughts which disquiet mankind.      --Atterbury.

   4. Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an
      utter refusal or denial. --Clarendon.

   {Utter bar} (Law), the whole body of junior barristers. See
      {Outer bar}, under 1st {Outer}. [Eng.]

   {Utter barrister} (Law), one recently admitted as barrister,
      who is accustomed to plead without, or outside, the bar,
      as distinguished from the benchers, who are sometimes
      permitted to plead within the bar. [Eng.] --Cowell.

Source : WordNet®

utter
     adj 1: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
            intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward";
            "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross
            negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a
            sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing
            villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)},
             {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)},
            {gross(a)}, {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)},
             {staring(a)}, {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
     2: total; "dead silence"; "utter seriousness" [syn: {dead(a)},
        {utter(a)}]

utter
     v 1: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
          "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: {express},
           {verbalize}, {verbalise}, {give tongue to}]
     2: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She
        let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that
        nobody could understand" [syn: {emit}, {let out}, {let
        loose}]
     3: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
        depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {speak},
         {mouth}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}]
     4: put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"