Antonyms for imperfectly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : im-pur-fikt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɜr fɪkt

Definition of imperfectly

Origin : mid-14c., imperfite, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus "unfinished, incomplete," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + perfectus (see perfect). Replaced mid-16c. by the Latin form. Related: Imperfectly.

As in badly : adv inadequately
As in miserably : adv poorly

Example sentences :

Lady Glistonbury had but imperfectly recovered her recollection.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

These questions of nutrition are still so imperfectly studied and understood!
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

A cup of tea made him remember but imperfectly what had happened.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various

What had been the early life of this person was but imperfectly known.
Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat

These difficulties are but imperfectly answered by Socrates in what follows.
Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato

It is an organism, though as yet an imperfectly developed one.
Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo

Faculties and instincts may I think be imperfectly separated.
Extract from : « The Foundations of the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin

The Dusties learned simple things, but only slowly and imperfectly.
Extract from : « Image of the Gods » by Alan Edward Nourse

So the pineapple is really a moss; only it is a moss that flowers but 'imperfectly.'
Extract from : « Proserpina, Volume 1 » by John Ruskin

It was evident that the bone had been broken, and that the fracture had been imperfectly set.
Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith

Synonyms for imperfectly

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