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to the nth degree en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) As much as possible, to the greatest extent.
    • 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. 2000, Judith Fitzgerald, Sarah McLachlan: Building a Mystery, New Millennium edition, Kingston, Ont.: Quarry Music Books, →ISBN, page 49:
    • 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. 2021 July 12, Nicholas Barber, “The French Dispatch: Four stars for Wes Anderson's latest”, in BBC:
    • 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. 2014 December 18, The Guardian (US):

Synonyms

to the max · to the bone · up to eleven · from soup to nuts · to the gunnels · to the backbone · to the nines · top to bottom · all the way · to the marrow · to the hilt · to the fullest · in excelsis · to the nth degree · to the tonsils · to the brim · to the top of one's bent · to the gills · to the core · to the full