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perfectly

adverb
per·​fect·​ly | \ ˈpÉ™r-fik(t)-lÄ“ How to pronounce perfectly (audio) \

Definition of perfectly

1 : in a perfect manner
2 : to a complete or adequate extent : quite was perfectly happy until now

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Examples of perfectly in a Sentence

The steak was perfectly cooked. you did that handspring perfectly on your first try

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The geography of the Dorsey-Riverbend area fits perfectly with Martin’s world view. Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, "New Fort Lauderdale brewery Orchestrated Minds makes formal debut on Friday," 4 Sep. 2019 As the new effort to start construction on Mauna Kea stalled, TMT managers and news reports suggested La Palma is a perfectly good backup site. Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "Stalled in Hawaii, giant telescope faces roadblocks at its backup site in the Canary Islands," 3 Sep. 2019 So what to do about those three pallets of perfectly good packages of smoked sausages that are just a bit under 12 ounces? Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "A sausage bonanza for the Houston Food Bank," 2 Sep. 2019 The brooding harmonies that are the band's signature lend themselves perfectly to audience singalongs. Serene Dominic, azcentral, "Alice in Chains and Korn rock Phoenix on what could be called 'Unhappy Together' Tour," 1 Sep. 2019 AirFuel Alliance Resonant standard: The latest standard allows users to charge from 50 millimeters away, meaning no need to perfectly align your device to the charger and gives you freedom to use your phone while charging. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "How Does Wireless Charging Work?," 1 Sep. 2019 Though the Bills put McKenzie up in a perfectly good hotel, the third-year player prefers to have his items close at hand. John Wawrow, The Denver Post, "Bills’ Isaiah McKenzie is all packed up, but hoping to stay," 27 Aug. 2019 On the bright side, the Giants’ rotation couldn’t work out more perfectly, at least from the standpoint of pure theater. Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Bridge series: Struggling Giants vs. high-flying A’s," 23 Aug. 2019 But McCarthy soon learned Haddish had a perfectly good reason for all the produce. Mia Mcniece, PEOPLE.com, "Melissa McCarthy Reveals Tiffany Haddish's Wild — But 'Healthy' — Drink Order," 9 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of perfectly

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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perfectly

adverb

English Language Learners Definition of perfectly

: in every way
: without errors, mistakes, or flaws : in a perfect way

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