fare-thee-well

noun

ˈfer-(ˌ)t͟hē-ˌwel 

variants or less commonly fare-you-well

ˈfer-yə-ˌwel 

-yü-,

-yē-

1

: the utmost degree

researched the story to a fare-thee-well

2

: a state of perfection

imitated the speaker's pompous manner to a fare-thee-well

Examples of fare-thee-well in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike a dorm room, though, Zdarsky’s lair is fastidiously tidy, neat and vacuumed to a fare-thee-well. —Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1