perfectly

adverb

per·​fect·​ly ˈpər-fik(t)-lē How to pronounce perfectly (audio)
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1
: in a perfect manner
2
: to a complete or adequate extent : quite
was perfectly happy until now

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The steak was perfectly cooked. you did that handspring perfectly on your first try
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Susan was perfectly content to spend hours beside the water with her daughter—a welcome relief for a woman who’d spent so much of the preceding years caring for other people. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Shop the full collection to see the stunning editorial images with the pieces styled perfectly, or shop two of our favorites below. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 There are manuscripts, emails, projects, follow-ups and the occasional administrative mystery that arrives disguised as a perfectly ordinary Tuesday. — Morissa Schwartz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 There was no technical issue, and the models worked perfectly until they were turned off. — Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perfectly

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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of perfectly was in the 14th century

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perfectly

adverb
per·​fect·​ly ˈpər-fik-(t)lē How to pronounce perfectly (audio)
1
: in a perfect manner
understand perfectly
2
: quite sense 1, altogether
I was perfectly willing
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