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to a fault

to a fault adverb: to an excessive degree; extremely; counterproductively.

Adverb

to a fault (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) To an excessive degree; extremely; counterproductively.
    • I am trusting to a fault.
    • He also had that good qualification, of a moderate expectation, almost to a fault.1710, Isaac Norris, Friendly Advice to the Inhabitants of Pensilvania, Andrew Bradford (Philadelphia), p. 2

to a fault meaning in Bengali and Malayalam

to a fault in Bengali

অত্যধিক পরিমাণে, চরমভাবে

to a fault in Malayalam

unduly, excessively, immoderately
അത്യന്ത, അമിതം, അധി, അന്യായം, കവിയുമാറ്, അനുചചതമായി

Examples of to a fault in a sentence

  • These mosquitoes […] are feeble, insignificant in size, diffident to a fault.1883, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter 34, in Life on the Mississippi, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and...
  • Fitz-Roy's character was a singular one, with very many noble features: he was devoted to his duty, generous to a fault, bold, determined, and indomitably energetic.1887, Charles Darwin, chapter 3, in The Autobiography of Charles Darwin:
  • Madam, I'm as gentle as a jellyfish, and peaceful to a fault.1904, Rex Ellingwood Beach, “Pardners”, in Pardners:
  • Self-deprecating to a fault, he refuses any praise for his work.2001 February 13, Aparisim Ghosh, “Subcontinental Drift: Shining Star”, in Time:

Questions about to a fault

What does to a fault mean?
To a fault means to an excessive degree; extremely; counterproductively.
What is to a fault in Bengali?
To a fault in Bengali is অত্যধিক পরিমাণে, চরমভাবে. See To a fault meaning in Bengali.
How do you use to a fault in a sentence?
These mosquitoes […] are feeble, insignificant in size, diffident to a fault.
What part of speech is to a fault?
To a fault is an adverb.

Words near to a fault in the dictionary

  1. to a desire
  2. to a fare thee well
  3. to a fare you well
  4. to a fare-thee-well
  5. to a fare-you-well
  6. to a fault
  7. to a fine fare-thee-well
  8. to a first approximation
  9. to a great extent
  10. to a greater extent
  11. to a hair

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: to a fault (page history and authors); to a fault (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); to a fault (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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