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imperfect

3 entries found.


Main Entry:
1im·per·fect 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1imperfect
Pronunciation:
\(ˌ)im-ˈpər-fikt\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
alteration of Middle English imparfit, from Latin imperfectus, from in- + perfectus perfect
Date:
14th century
1: not perfect: as a: defective bof a flower : having stamens or pistils but not both c: lacking or not involving sexual reproduction <the imperfect stage of a fungus> 2: of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense used to designate a continuing state or an incomplete action especially in the past3: not enforceable at law
im·per·fect·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of imperfectly \-fik(t)-lē\ adverb
im·per·fect·ness 
          Listen to the pronunciation of imperfectness \-fik(t)-nəs\ noun


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