/ˈpɜːfɪktli/
Translation
In a way that could not be better; also completely or exactly.
Word origin
From perfect, from Latin perfectus meaning finished or complete, plus the ending -ly.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- perfectus
- English cognates
- perfect, perfection
Examples
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"Perfectly" means in a way that could not be better.
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Here "perfectly" means completely.
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"Perfectly" tells you how well she speaks.
Used in
Grammar articles
(7)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
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