- completely, utterly, or absolutely
- in a perfect way; extremely well
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•fect•ly /ˈpɜrfɪktli/USA pronunciation
adv. completely;
thoroughly:I made it perfectly clear to him. See -fec-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- excellently;
in a way that cannot be improved:The dress fits her perfectly.
thoroughly:I made it perfectly clear to him.
per•fect•ly
(pûr′fikt lē),USA pronunciation adv.
- in a perfect manner or to a perfect degree:to sing an aria perfectly.
- completely;
fully;
adequately:This will suit my purpose perfectly.
- 1275–1325; perfect + -ly; replacing Middle English parfitly, derivative of parfit (see perfect)
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flawlessly, superbly, ideally.
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perfectly /ˈpɜːfɪktlɪ/ adv
'perfectly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Lambert's law
- Skara Brae
- T, t
- Tollund man
- absolutely
- acquaint
- approximate
- aspherical
- catch
- charm
- chime
- cocksure
- competent
- cool
- coupon
- down
- fingertip
- fit
- foolish
- foot-lambert
- fossil
- get
- ground
- home
- ideally
- inside
- ippon
- lambert
- letter-perfect
- made-to-order
- match
- nail
- nose
- organic
- out-of-round
- pain
- pat
- point-device
- pukka
- rain
- rational
- sabin
- spick-and-span
- straight
- surface plate
- sweet
- t
- tailor-made
- time
- turn