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but good

but good adverb: to a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.

Adverb

but good (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic) To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.
    • Ryder rode beside her, pleased at her pleasure, knowing that he'd surprised her but good.1992, Catherine Coulter, The Hellion Bride, →ISBN
    • [T]he debate is a sublime mismatch: He's expected to whip this guy, but good.2000 October 2, Jessica Reaves, Frank Pellegrini, “For Bush, It's an Expectations Game; For Gore, It's Learning From His (Few) Mistakes”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    in spades

but good meaning in Bengali

but good in Bengali

উচ্চ মাত্রায়, খুব পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খভাবে, অত্যন্ত সুনির্দিষ্ট উপায়ে

Synonyms of but good

Questions about but good

What does but good mean?
But good means to a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.
What is but good in Bengali?
But good in Bengali is উচ্চ মাত্রায়, খুব পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খভাবে, অত্যন্ত সুনির্দিষ্ট উপায়ে. See But good meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is but good?
But good is an adverb.

Words near but good in the dictionary

  1. busywork
  2. but
  3. but and ben
  4. but for
  5. but for the grace of God
  6. but good
  7. but hey
  8. but if
  9. but me no buts
  10. but seriously folks
  11. but that

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Adapted from Wiktionary: but good (page history and authors); but good (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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