English · Idiom Candidate

to the nth degree

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To an extreme or utmost level

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tới mức tối đa

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Literally: to the nth mathematical power

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

perfect to the nth degree of difficulty.

Because it took anthropomorphism to the nth degree, Mr Lendrem's conclusions may be summarised as follows:(1) When ducks sleep they close their eyes.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “to the nth degree” mean?

To an extreme or utmost level Literally: to the nth mathematical power

Is “to the nth degree” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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