PERFECTLY


Meaning of PERFECTLY in English

ˈpərfik(t)lē, ˈpə̄f-, ˈpəif-, -fēk-, -li adverb

Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin perfectus perfect) of Middle English perfitly, parfitly, from perfit, parfit perfect + -ly — more at perfect

1.

a. : to the fullest extent : completely , thoroughly

a perfectly deliberate measure — Ralph Linton

a perfectly straight face

poems … perfectly suited to an occasion — J.D.Hart

b. : to a precise degree : accurately

breadboard, which is perfectly round — New Yorker

perfectly predictable electronic reactions — Robert Bendiner

c. : to an adequate extent : quite

most parents … manage to raise perfectly good children — B.M.Beck

d. dialect : exactly

perfectly as if she were back on her own porch — Maristan Chapman

2. : in a flawless manner : faultlessly , ideally

attractive churches, perfectly kept parks, playgrounds — American Guide Series: Minnesota

sang perfectly — Virgil Thomson

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.