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
- 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
- abominably
- awkwardly
- badly
- blunderingly
- carelessly
- clumsily
- crudely
- defectively
- deplorably
- erroneously
- faultily
- feebly
- haphazardly
- imperfectly
- inadequately
- incompetently
- ineffectively
- ineptly
- maladroitly
- negligently
- poorly
- shoddily
- stupidly
- unfavorably
- unfortunately
- unsatisfactorily
- unskillfully
- unsuccessfully
- weakly
- wretchedly
- wrong
- wrongly
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