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perfectly

//ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li//

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Note for perfectly

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Forms

Comparative
more perfectly
Superlative
most perfectly

Definitions

  1. 1.With perfection.

    • They completed the first series perfectly.
  2. 2.Wholly, completely, totally.

    • Their performance was perfectly fine.
    • I was perfectly stunned. I sat and moistened my lips a little, but otherwise made no effort to do anything: my chest was in a pitiful state.
    • The route taken does not have to be a perfectly straight line, just so long as it is linear and is followed consistently for each transect taken.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2256

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

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English perfect

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English perfectly

From perfect + -ly.

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