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Definition of To a fault
1. Adverb. To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits. "Too big"
Definition of To a fault
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) To an excessive degree; extremely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of To A Fault
Literary usage of To a fault
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: From the Restoration of King by Gilbert Burnet (1850)
"He waa л very devout Christian, humble and modest, almost to a fault, of a most
spotless and exemplary life in all respects. He was highly charitable ..."
2. Historical Magazine: And Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities by John Gilmary Shea, Henry Reed Stiles (1860)
"John had every quality of a good man ; he was noble, kind and benevolent, to a
fault—ever faithful to his friends; in fact, he was really an Indian at heart ..."
3. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"... where there is evidence that a late young topography, adjacent to the coast,
has had its valleys suddenly aggraded from the shore line inland to a fault ..."
4. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"There are now two possible considerations : (1) should the current-flow point to
a fault inside the station, and (2) should the flow point to a fault ..."
5. Barbizon Days: Millet, Corot, Rousseau, Barye by Charles Sprague Smith (1902)
"He loved Nature tenderly, was brave and generous to a fault; Homer and Horace
were his constant pocket-companions; with three score years and ten well ..."
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