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Definition of To the letter
1. Adverb. In every detail. "The new house suited them to a T"
Definition of To the letter
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) Literally, exactly, to follow the rules as they're written. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of To The Letter
Literary usage of To the letter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1909)
"The motion to strike out was denied, and the counsel for the government then said
that he did not offer the answer to the letter, which was accordingly not ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"... name was signed to the letter by another, and that the authority of such other
to so sign his name should have been first proven before admitting the ..."
3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"This is shown by an ancient but ungenuine appendix to the letter of Celestine I.
cited above, a catalogue of orthodox guide-points on the doctrine of grace ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1911)
"It is probable, also, that this is the " more particular answer to the letter
from Rhode Island" which was promised to be given to the public " next week" ..."
5. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon-Joseph Dacier (1840)
"COFY OF THE ANSWER OF THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY to the letter FROM THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
" High and mighty prince Humphrey duke of Gloucester, I, ..."
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