| 单词 | to the letter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto the letter b. to the letter. extracted from lettern.1ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] > completely or perfectly to (or unto) perfectiona1425 to the letter?1495 to point1590 to the (also a) nail?1611 to a shaving1804 jam up1835 to the moment1845 to a (fine) point1861 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adverb] rightlyeOE righteOE evenOE evenlya1225 redlyc1275 justicelya1375 justilya1375 justlya1375 redilya1375 trulya1375 properlya1382 precisec1392 preciselyc1392 truec1392 straitlya1395 leala1400 arightc1405 by linec1420 justlyc1425 featlya1450 rule-righta1450 to the letter?1495 exquisitely1526 evenliklya1530 very1530 absolutely1538 jump1539 just1568 accurately1581 punctually1581 jumplya1586 arights1596 just so1601 plumb1601 compassly1606 nicelya1616 squarely1626 justa1631 adequately1632 mathematicallya1638 critically1655 exquisitively1660 just1665 pointedly1667 faithfully1690 correctlya1704 jus1801 jest1815 jes1851 neat1875 cleanly1883 on the nose1883 smack-dab1892 spot on1920 forensically1974 ?1495 R. Fitzjames Sermo Die Lune in Ebdomada Pasche (de Worde) sig. avi This seconde temple was no thynge lyke vnto the fyrste ne in buyldynge ne in garnysshyng: Wherfore holy cristen doctours as saynt Ierom & Bede expowne this prophecye to the letter. That gretter shall be the seconde glory of this seconde hous than of fyrste. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Aiiiiv God hath no suche bodely membres, as this texte to the letter dothe pretende. 1624 I. Bargrave Serm. against Selfe Policy 7 Such parabolicall transumptions are to be expounded to the sense, not to the letter. (b) Precisely, strictly, rigidly; to the fullest extent. [Compare French à la lettre (late 14th cent. in Middle French in this sense).] ΚΠ 1752 Adventures of Valet I. ii. vii. 107 It was Rapture to me, to receive such a Command; but I had too much Curiosity to obey it to the Letter. 1775 J. Macpherson Orig. Papers I. 243 He thought fit to observe his orders to the letter. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus v. i. 159 I shall obey you to the letter. 1886 ‘H. Conway’ Living or Dead iv. 26 You had better follow your father's commands to the letter. 1915 St. Nicholas June 743/2 Running out a hit is a practice every manager should insist upon his players' obeying to the letter. 1944 G. Emerson Voiceless India iii. xiii. 321 The cook was carrying out caste regulations to the letter. 2007 C. O'Clery Billionaire who Wasn't xiv. 130 Gardner honored the anonymity requirements to the letter. < as lemmas |
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