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to a tittle

to a tittle prepositional phrase: down to the least particular; perfectly, to a T.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (obsolete) Down to the least particular; perfectly, to a T.
    • being less in love, she yawned a little, / And felt her veins chilled by the neighbouring sea; / And so, she cooked their breakfast to a tittle […]1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.145

Questions about to a tittle

What does to a tittle mean?
To a tittle means down to the least particular; perfectly, to a T.
What part of speech is to a tittle?
To a tittle is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to a tittle in the dictionary

  1. to a man
  2. to a nicety
  3. to a T
  4. to a tee
  5. to a tick
  6. to a tittle
  7. to a turn
  8. to all appearance
  9. to all appearances
  10. to all intents and purposes
  11. to an extent

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