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Synonyms for imperfectly

Grammar : Adv
Spell : im-pur-fikt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɜr fɪkt

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Définition 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

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