imperfectly
In an imperfect manner or degreeIn an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
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» Though imperfectly, he finished writing his manuscript.
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1 sensesIn an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
- in an imperfect or faulty way
Examples
5 sentencesThough imperfectly, he finished writing his manuscript.
You may as well not do it at all than do it imperfectly.
ruМожно вообще этого не делать, чем делать неидеально. — Ooneykcall
deStatt es mangelhaft zu tun, kann man es auch gleich bleiben lassen. — Hans_Adler
I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.
One may as well not know a thing at all, as know it but imperfectly.
Love loves imperfectly.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From imperfect + -ly or im- + perfectly.From imperfect + -ly or im- + perfectly.
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Forms
more imperfectly, most imperfectly| Comparative | more imperfectly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most imperfectly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- in an imperfect or faulty way:amiss
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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