perfectly

adverb

per·​fect·​ly ˈpər-fik(t)-lē How to pronounce perfectly (audio)
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1
: in a perfect manner
2
: to a complete or adequate extent : quite
was perfectly happy until now

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The steak was perfectly cooked. you did that handspring perfectly on your first try
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Feeling sorry for this perfectly happy couple, however, was not. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 There’s something perfectly symmetrical—and absurd—in these two incidents. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The hidden bottleneck Electric motors are efficient, but not perfectly so. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 There's no need to play by the rules of a perfectly coordinated table setting. — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perfectly

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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of perfectly was in the 14th century

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perfectly

adverb
per·​fect·​ly ˈpər-fik-(t)lē How to pronounce perfectly (audio)
1
: in a perfect manner
understand perfectly
2
: quite sense 1, altogether
I was perfectly willing
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