Antonyms for nth degree


Grammar : Adv, noun
Spell : enth
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnθ


Definition of nth degree

Origin :
  • 1852, in phrase to the nth, figurative use of a mathematical term indicating indefinite number, in which n is an abbreviation for number (n.).
  • As in utterly : adv completely
  • As in intensively : adv completely
  • As in completely : adv entirely
  • As in extremely : adv greatly, intensely
  • As in ne plus ultra : noun highest degree
  • As in extreme : noun ultimate; limit
Example sentences :
  • The unnerving tension of expecting it every second made them erratic and nervous to the nth degree.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • You have in Copenhagen that amazing modern war phenomenon the trader of the nth degree.
  • Extract from : « British Secret Service During the Great War » by Nicholas Everitt
  • She's an iceberg, and what's more she has the business instinct developed to the nth degree.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of Conflict » by Emilie Baker Loring
  • She is aristocratic to the nth degree, and is never over done; courage she has, but no ostentation.
  • Extract from : « You Never Know Your Luck, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • It took stoicism to the Nth degree for Shirley to respond to the early telephone call next morning, from the clerk of the club.
  • Extract from : « The Voice on the Wire » by Eustace Hale Ball
  • You possess intuition developed to the nth degree, Ruth, said Mr. Howbridge, smiling.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls on Palm Island » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • Chiefly, he was conscious of a peculiar and cruel pain that made him hollow; it was like homesickness raised to the nth degree.
  • Extract from : « Gunman's Reckoning » by Max Brand
  • Jean had an inquiring mind, and any event that she could not understand aroused her curiosity to the nth degree.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie » by Alice B. Emerson
  • Thus the generalization of the equation of x, to the nth degree, gives its fraction in the form of an algebraic root.
  • Extract from : « George Cruikshank's Omnibus » by George Cruikshank
  • As an example of complexes we have the lines meeting a twisted curve of the nth degree, which form a complex of the nth degree.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 » by Various

Synonyms for nth degree

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