# to the nines

> English word · Prep_phrase

## Definitions
1. To perfection; fully, wholly.

## Etymology
From Scots, perhaps a rebracketing of to then eyne (“to the eyes”) or to thyn eyne (“(up) to your eyes”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/to-the-nines