1.
[syn: absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead]
2. in a perfect or faultless way;
- Example: "She performed perfectly on the balance beam"
- Example: "spoke English perfectly"
- Example: "solved the problem perfectly"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Perfectly \Per"fect*ly\, adv.
In a perfect manner or degree; in or to perfection;
completely; wholly; thoroughly; faultlessly. "Perfectly
divine." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
As many as touched were made perfectly whole. --Matt.
xiv. 36.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
perfectly
adv 1: completely and without qualification; used informally as
intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a
perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right";
"utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my
innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" [syn:
absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead]
2: in a perfect or faultless way; "She performed perfectly on
the balance beam"; "spoke English perfectly"; "solved the
problem perfectly" [ant: amiss, imperfectly]