Dictionary

perfectly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li/ (Australia)
• /ˈpɝ.fɪk(t).li/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɑɹ.fɪk(t).lɪ/ Appalachians, obsolete
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• /ˈpøː.fək(t).li/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Meanings

1. With perfection.
   • They completed the first series perfectly.
2. Wholly, completely, totally.
   • 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. 1899, Knut Hamsun, “Part III”, in George Egerton [pseudonym; Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright], transl., Hunger […], London: Leonard Smithers and Co […], →OCLC, page 168:
   • 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. 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
   • 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. 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 6:
   • Their performance was perfectly fine.
   • 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. 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1 – 0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

Deriveds

perfectly inelastic supply · pitch-perfectly · imperfectly · perfectly elastic supply

Translations (51)

ru безупре́чно (with perfection) · gl perfectamente (with perfection) · ru соверше́нно (wholly, completely) · uk цілко́м (wholly, completely) · it perfettamente (with perfection) · it totalmente (wholly, completely) · fi täydellisesti (with perfection) · grc εἰς ὄνυχα (with perfection) · uk абсолю́тно (wholly, completely) · pt perfeitamente (wholly, completely) · no perfekt (with perfection) · pl doskonale (with perfection) · ru отли́чно (with perfection) · es perfectamente (with perfection) · de perfekt (with perfection) · pl kompletnie (wholly, completely) · es perfectamente (wholly, completely) · it propriamente (with perfection) · ru в соверше́нстве (with perfection) · ru абсолю́тно (wholly, completely) · de durchaus (wholly, completely) · sk dokonale (with perfection) · uk цілкови́то (wholly, completely) · pt perfeitamente (with perfection) · ar بِإِتْقَان (with perfection) · la perfectē (with perfection) · fi kaikin puolin (wholly, completely) · la ad unguem (with perfection) · ca perfectament (with perfection) · fi täydellisen (wholly, completely) · be выда́тна (with perfection) · sv perfekt (with perfection) · uk бездога́нно (with perfection) · eo perfekte (with perfection) · ar تَمَامًا (with perfection) · el τέλεια (with perfection) · cs dokonale (with perfection) · ru прекра́сно (with perfection) · fr parfaitement (with perfection) · bg отли́чно (with perfection) · de einwandfrei (with perfection) · ru целико́м (wholly, completely) · be бездако́рна (with perfection) · nl perfect (with perfection) · uk відмі́нно (with perfection) · hu tökéletesen (with perfection) · bg съвърше́но (wholly, completely) · fi täysin (wholly, completely) · ru безукори́зненно (with perfection) · ru по́лностью (wholly, completely) · de vollkommen (wholly, completely)