perfectly
adverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li//
- United States//ˈpɝ.fɪk(t).li//
- Australia//ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li//
- New Zealand//ˈpøː.fək(t).li//
- //ˈpɑɹ.fɪk(t).lɪ//
With perfection.
adverb
- 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.
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.
Forms
- comparative
- more perfectly
- superlative
- most perfectly