perfect (adj.)

  1. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; a perfect circle; a perfect reproduction; perfect happiness; perfect manners; a perfect specimen; a perfect day'

    perfect (n.)

  1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

    [ Syn: perfective , perfective tense , perfect tense ]

    perfect (adj.)

  1. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; an arrant fool; a complete coward; a consummate fool; a double-dyed villain; gross negligence; a perfect idiot; pure folly; what a sodding mess; stark staring mad; a thoroughgoing villain; utter nonsense; the unadulterated truth

    [ Syn: arrant , complete , consummate , double-dyed , everlasting , gross , pure , sodding , stark , staring , thoroughgoing , utter , unadulterated ]

  2. precisely accurate or exact; perfect timing'

    perfect (v.)

  1. make perfect or complete; perfect your French in Paris!

    [ Syn: hone ]

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