imperfect

  • 11imperfect — [adj] flawed amiss, below par, bottom of barrel*, broken, damaged, defective, deficient, disfigured, dud*, faulty, few bugs*, garbage*, immature, impaired, incomplete, inexact, injured, junk*, lemon*, limited, low, marred, minus, partial, patchy …

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  • 12imperfect — ► ADJECTIVE 1) faulty or incomplete. 2) Grammar (of a tense) denoting a past action in progress but not completed at the time in question. DERIVATIVES imperfection noun imperfectly adverb …

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  • 13imperfect — im|per|fect1 [ ım pɜrfıkt ] adjective 1. ) something that is imperfect has some faults or other bad qualities: the imperfect world in which we live 2. ) LINGUISTICS an imperfect form of a verb describes an action in the past that is continuous,… …

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  • 14imperfect — [[t]ɪmpɜ͟ː(r)fɪkt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is imperfect has faults and is not exactly as you would like it to be. [FORMAL] We live in an imperfect world... They have a huge selection of perfect, slightly imperfect and discontinued… …

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  • 15imperfect — As used in various legal compound terms, this word means defective or incomplete; wanting in some legal or formal requisite; wanting in legal sanction or effectiveness; as in speaking of imperfect obligations, imperfect ownership, imperfect… …

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  • 16imperfect — As used in various legal compound terms, this word means defective or incomplete; wanting in some legal or formal requisite; wanting in legal sanction or effectiveness; as in speaking of imperfect obligations, imperfect ownership, imperfect… …

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  • 17imperfect — imperfectly, adv. imperfectness, n. /im perr fikt/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision. 2. not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge. 3. Gram. noting action or state still in… …

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  • 18imperfect — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain ▪ Our understanding of cancer remains imperfect. ADVERB ▪ highly, very ▪ …

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  • 19imperfect — im|per|fect1 [ımˈpə:fıkt US ə:r ] adj not completely correct or perfect = ↑flawed ▪ the imperfect world we live in ▪ I got it cheap because it s slightly imperfect. >imperfectly adv >imperfection [ˌımpəˈfekʃən US pər ] n [U and C] imperfect …

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  • 20imperfect — im•per•fect [[t]ɪmˈpɜr fɪkt[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision[/ex] 2) lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge[/ex] 3) gram. of or designating a verb tense or form typically indicating a… …

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