Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to the nth degree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: to the n-th de-gree
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

As much as possible, to the greatest extent.

Example Sentences

"Simultaneously stunned and utterly smitten, the Moevitian fell in love with the vision before him that night: a goddess, a new-age angel, an artist in possession of perfect pitch, a two-plus-octave range, and vocal gorgeosities to the nth degree."
"Asnicar said forensic officers were examining the Murray Street house, an operation he said which could take “several days” ... This will be done to the nth degree and we will cover every angle."
"His long-awaited portmanteau, which premiered in Cannes on Monday, is the most Anderson of all Anderson films. It's Anderson distilled, Anderson squared, Anderson to the nth degree."

Synonyms

all the way from soup to nuts in excelsis to the backbone to the bone to the brim to the core to the fullest to the full to the gills to the gunnels to the hilt

Questions

What does to the nth degree mean?: As much as possible, to the greatest extent.

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