circulate vs utter

circulate is not an adjective while utter is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circulate	No	No	Yes	No
utter	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, utter is a hyponym of circulate; that is, utter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than circulate:

Other hyponyms of circulate include send around, scatter, spread, spread out.

circulate (adjective)	utter (adjective)
	complete and absolute
	without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

circulate (verb)	utter (verb)
cause to become widely known	express in speech
become widely known and passed on	articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
move around freely from person to person or from place to place	express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point	put into circulation
cause to be distributed
cause to move in a circuit or system