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Synonyms for unperfected

Grammar : Adj
Spell : adjective, noun pur-fikt; verb per-fekt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ˈpɜr fɪkt; verb pərˈfɛkt

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Définition of unperfected

Origin :
  • early 15c. alteration of Middle English parfit (c.1300), from Old French parfit "finished, completed, ready" (11c.), from Latin perfectus "completed, excellent, accomplished, exquisite," past participle of perficere "accomplish, finish, complete," from per- "completely" (see per) + facere "to perform" (see factitious). Often used in English as an intensive (perfect stranger, etc.).
  • adj rough
Example sentences :
  • The wonderful is only the half-developed, unperfected miracle.
  • Extract from : « Modern Skepticism » by C. J. Ellicott
  • It contained liberal provisions relative to Spanish grants and unperfected titles.
  • Extract from : « The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) » by Dean Conant Worcester
  • It's an unperfected invention as yet; we might want to put some more stuff in there for our own private use.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • The perfect is the completed, the perfected; the imperfect, the uncompleted, the unperfected.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Spinoza » by Baruch de Spinoza
  • In Australia is prevalent a horrible disease due to an "unperfected tapeworm."
  • Extract from : « Following the Equator, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Mr. Macauley's literary attainments are very considerable, but as yet unperfected.
  • Extract from : « Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 » by Howard Phillips Lovecraft
  • An experiment with an unperfected machine, in the presence of the writer, seemed to justify their hopes.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Agriculture » by George E. Waring
  • The Faery Queen is the work of an unformed literature, the product of an unperfected art.
  • Extract from : « Spenser » by R. W. Church
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