to perfection

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (1)

  1. in every detail“the new house suited them to a T”Synonyms: to a Tto the letterjust rightto perfection
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Perfection \Per*fec"tion\, n. [F. perfection, L. perfectio.]

1.The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection. [1913 Webster]

2.A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

What tongue can her perfections tell?— Sir P. Sidney.[1913 Webster]

To perfection, in the highest degree of excellence; perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection. [1913 Webster]

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