to a fault

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to a fault

adverb

idiomatic, not comparable To an excessive degree; extremely; counterproductively. I am trusting to a fault.

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adv to an excessive degree; extremely

Español	hasta decir basta, al extremo, a ultranza
Français	à l'excès

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@misc{to_a_fault_2026,
  title = {to a fault},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20a%20fault},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}