to a fare-thee-well
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
To the greatest extent or to completion; to a state of refinement or perfection.
Example Sentences
- ""She's all dolled up to a fare-you-well to-night," continued Clark."
- "It will do little for the future of immunization to prepare excellent vaccines, test them to a fare-thee-well for safety and efficacy, and then not insure that they are adequately used."
- "2007, Steve Forbes, Fact and Comment: Unindicted Blunderer, Forbes, 17 Sep., Market participants are painfully learning the limits to slicing and dicing mortgages to a fine fare-thee-well."