ad unguem

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad unguem.

Adverb

ad unguem

  1. ad unguem
    Synonym: alla perfezione

Latin

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek εἰς ὄνῠχᾰ (eis ónukha, literally “to a nail”): an expression borrowed from sculptors, who, in modelling, give the finishing touch with the fingernail, or from joiners, who test the accuracy of joints in wood by the fingernail.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ad unguem (not comparable)

  1. to a hair, to a nicety; precisely, exactly; to an exacting standard
    Synonym: in unguem

References

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