Perfectly vs. Perfect

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  • Perfectly (adverb)

    With perfection.

    “They completed the first series perfectly.”

  • Perfectly (adverb)

    Wholly, completely, totally.

    “Their performance was perfectly fine.”

    “Skydiving is jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.”

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Fitting its definition precisely.

    “a perfect circle”

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.

    “That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.”

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.

    “Practice makes perfect.”

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Excellent and delightful in all respects.

    “a perfect day”

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Representing a completed action.

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Sexually mature and fully differentiated.

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A’.

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.

    “a perfect Manhattan;”

    “a perfect Rob Roy”

  • Perfect (adjective)

    Well informed; certain; sure.

  • Perfect (noun)

    The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

  • Perfect (noun)

    A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.

  • Perfect (verb)

    To make perfect; to improve or hone.

    “I am going to perfect this article.”

    “You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.”

  • Perfect (verb)

    To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.

    “perfect an appeal; perfect an interest; perfect a judgment”

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