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to a fault

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. excessively, overly, to a fault, tooadverb

    to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

    "too big"

Wiktionary

  1. to a faultadverb

    To an excessive degree; extremely.

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  1. to a fault

    "To a fault" is an idiom used to describe a quality or characteristic that is so extreme or prevalent in a person that it may become a negative or harmful trait. It means an excessiveness of an otherwise positive quality, implying it could potentially cause problems or difficulties.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of to a fault in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of to a fault in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of to a fault in a Sentence

  1. Karl Lang:

    It’s a seismogenic area. It’s a very large fault zone, but this is a larger earthquake than they’ve experienced any time in recent memory, the magnitude of shaking that is felt on the surface is both a function of the amount of energy released, the size of the earthquake, but also how far that energy is released below the surface. So if it is very close to the surface, if it is a shallow earthquake, then it can be very dangerous.

  2. Alexander Herzen:

    No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole world is dying.

  3. Logan Pearsall Smith:

    Don't tell your friends their social faults they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

  4. Stan Pulliam:

    The City of Portland agreeing that over 100 days of violence and riots on its streets was the fault of the police is an insulting attempt to shift blame onto the only people in a position to keep Portlanders safe, law Enforcement Officers are already having to quit their jobs in a city that has no regard for the rule of law anymore.

  5. Toby Harries:

    I just lost the lift and I didn't place it directly in his hand. It's my fault and I went down.


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