fare-thee-well

[ fair-thee-wel ]

noun
  1. a state of perfection: The meal was done to a fare-thee-well.

  2. the maximum effect; fullest measure or extent: an actress who plays each scene to a fare-thee-well.

  • Also fare-you-well [fair-yoo-wel]. /ˈfɛər yuˌwɛl/.

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How to use fare-thee-well in a sentence

  • Fare thee well, and if for ever then for ever fare thee well—and put up the chain, Marchioness, in case of accidents.

    Charles Dickens and Music | James T. Lightwood

British Dictionary definitions for fare-thee-well

fare-thee-well

noun
  1. informal, mainly US a state of perfection: the steak was cooked to a fare-thee-well

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