perfectly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li/
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/ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li/ · /ˈpɝ.fɪk(t).li/ · /ˈpɑɹ.fɪk(t).lɪ/ · /ˈpøː.fək(t).li/

Definition of perfectly

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. With perfection.
    “They completed the first series perfectly.”
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adv

  1. With perfection.
    “They completed the first series perfectly.”
  2. Wholly, completely, totally.
    “Their performance was perfectly fine.”
    “The Gentiles would not perfectly relinquish all their Idols; so, they were persuaded to turne the Image of Jupiter with his thunderbolt to Christus crucifixus, and Venus and Cupid to the Madonna and her Babe.”
    “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.”
    “James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless [Darren] Bent and [Frank] Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.”
    “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.”

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Etymology

From perfect + -ly.

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