UTTERANCE
Ut"ter*ance, n.
1. The act of uttering. Specifically: — (a) Sale by offering to the public. [Obs.] Bacon. (b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes. (c) Vocal expression; articulation; speech. At length gave utterance to these words. Milton.
2. Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance.
They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance. Acts ii. 4.
O, how unlike To that large utterance of the early gods! Keats.
UTTERANCE
Ut"ter*ance, n. Etym: [F. outrance. See Outrance.]
Defn: The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [Obs.] Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our men to skirmish one against another to the utterance. Holland.
UTTERER
Ut"ter*er, n.
Defn: One who utters. Spenser.
UTTEREST
Ut"ter*est, obs. superl. of Utter.
Defn: Uttermost.
To the utterest proof of her courage. Chaucer.
UTTERLESS
Ut"ter*less, a.