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\ ˈfer-(ˌ)t͟hē-ˌwel 
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or less commonly fare-you-well \ ˈfer-yə-ˌwel , -yü- , -yē- \
, -yü- , -yē- \Definition of fare-thee-well
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
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The first known use of fare-thee-well was in 1884
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