perfectlyper‧fect‧ly /ˈpɜːfɪktli $ ˈpɜːr-/ ●●● S2 W3 adverb 
It’s perfectly normal to be nervous before a performance. The sale was perfectly legal. You can get a perfectly good coat at Sears for a lot less money.2in a perfect way: The plan worked perfectly. The steaks were perfectly cooked.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- After two years in Spain, Kate spoke the language perfectly.
- He was perfectly dressed in a dark suit and tie.
- She's always perfectly dressed.
- The airplane was standing perfectly still.
- The coffee machine seems to work perfectly now.
- They're not welcome here. We made that perfectly clear.
- They had thrown out a perfectly good stereo.
- His beautiful dark-gray suit hung on his trim body, perfectly.
- Not only did it work perfectly, but the output was indistinguishable from the 550C.
- Or was there a perfectly legitimate explanation?
- People were screaming at each other without using words, and everyone understood perfectly.
- Some bisexual relationships work perfectly well as long as everyone knows the score.
- There would be, without a doubt, some perfectly ordinary explanation.
- This is awkward, for no regulation works perfectly or does quite what it was meant to.
- This is, as Morrissey well knows, a perfectly natural human condition.
Longman Language Activatorto know a fact or piece of information
to know a fact or piece of information: · I love this painting - do you know the name of the artist?· Jack's leaving. Didn't you know?know (that): · I knew he was ill, but I didn't realize he had cancer.know how/what/where etc: · Do you know where Andy is?know about: · How much do you know about the Moore case?know of: · I know of one company where members of staff get their meals free.know a lot about: · He knew a lot about baseball, and about how to pick great players.
also realise British to know that a situation exists, and especially to know how important or serious it is: · None of us realized the danger we were in.· "She's been promoted to chief executive." "Oh, really? I didn't realize."realize (that): · I realize that you are very busy, but could I talk to you for a few minutes?realize how/what/why: · Even Horton's family hadn't realized how sick he was, both physically and emotionally.
formal to know or begin to realize that a situation exists, often a serious one: be/become aware of: · I am aware of the risks involved in the project, but I am willing to take them.· Children become aware of rules during this stage of development.be/become aware (that): · The question is, was the Chief of Police aware that so much corruption existed within the police department?well/acutely/keenly aware (=used to emphasize that someone definitely knows something): · There were signs everywhere - the two men must have been well aware that they were hunting out of season.painfully aware (=aware of something that upsets you): · Abbey was always painfully aware that she was not as pretty as her sister.
especially spoken to know that something is true because you can see signs that show this: · She's going to have a baby - couldn't you tell?can tell (that): · I could tell he worked outdoors, because he had a deep tan.can tell by/from: · You can tell by the look on her face that she's hiding something.can tell whether/what/how etc: · You can tell when kids aren't feeling well.· I couldn't tell exactly how old he was.from what I can tell...: · Don't worry. From what I can tell, you'll make a great father.
to understand how serious a situation or problem is: · I wonder if he really appreciates the seriousness of the situation.appreciate how/what/why: · Changes were taking place, though at the time no one fully appreciated how far-reaching these changes were to be.appreciate (that): · I appreciate that some of you have had to wait all night, and I thank you for your patience.
to know that a particular situation exists and to have it in your mind continuously: be conscious of: · I was very conscious of the fact that this was an important meeting and that I had to make a good impression.· As oil prices rose, countries in the West suddenly became conscious of fuel efficiency. be conscious (that): · He was conscious that she was staring at him as he spoke.
spoken use this to say that someone knows something, although they behave as if they do not: know perfectly well (that): · He knows perfectly well, he's not allowed to park outside the main door.· I knew perfectly well that I had anorexia, but I wouldn't admit that it was a problem.know perfectly well what/why/who etc: · You know perfectly well what I mean, so stop pretending you don't.
to know what is likely to happen in a particular situation, because you have learned from your own experiences: know/learn from experience (that): · He knew from experience that most ship's captains were not adequately covered with life insurance. know from past/personal/first-hand etc experience: · Kelly knew from personal experience that education is a ticket out of minimum-wage work.know from bitter experience (=know something because of a bad experience of something similar): · Sue learned from bitter experience not to rely on Martin in times of crisis.
in a perfect way · The coffee machine seems to work perfectly now.· He was perfectly dressed in a dark suit and tie.· After two years in Spain, Kate spoke the language perfectly.
if something happens, or has been done to perfection , it is perfect and you are very pleased with it: · Marge tried on the dress and it fitted to perfection.· By September the apples had ripened to perfection.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It is perfectly acceptable to sample the food before you buy. Nature is perfectly balanced. The uniform fitted her perfectly. a perfectly flat sandy beach He knew full well that what he was doing was dangerous. That’s a perfectly legitimate question. slim, perfectly manicured fingers The copy closely matches the original. It was a perfectly natural (=not surprising) mistake to make. People are, quite properly, proud of their homes. He seems perfectly sane (=completely sane) to me. He just can’t face anyone at the moment, which is perfectly understandable. I told them I was perfectly willing to help.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
It is perfectly acceptable to sample the food before you buy. Nature is perfectly balanced.· His answer was perfectly clear.
(=completely correct)· What he said was perfectly correct.
The uniform fitted her perfectly. a perfectly flat sandy beach He knew full well that what he was doing was dangerous. That’s a perfectly legitimate question. slim, perfectly manicured fingers The copy closely matches the original. It was a perfectly natural (=not surprising) mistake to make. (=completely normal)· Her reaction to the news was perfectly normal.
(=definitely possible)· Combining a family with a career is perfectly possible .
People are, quite properly, proud of their homes.· I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation.
(also eminently reasonable formal) (=completely reasonable)· The proposal sounds perfectly reasonable.
He seems perfectly sane (=completely sane) to me.· For a small amount of cream, a wire whisk is perfectly satisfactory.
· Well? It’s a perfectly simple question.
· The arrangement suited me perfectly.
(=completely suitable)· The programme is perfectly suitable for children of all ages.
He just can’t face anyone at the moment, which is perfectly understandable.· It's a perfectly valid question.
I told them I was perfectly willing to help.· Styles of dress which are perfectly acceptable at home may be offensive to local inhabitants or may be banned altogether.· But if there is no punishment, it is perfectly acceptable to tell lies.· However, although words considered in a local context may seem perfectly acceptable in the sentential context these combinations may be unlikely.· This was perfectly acceptable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; it was not at all acceptable to the court.· A fair amount is conducted by ministerial correspondence, a perfectly acceptable method in constitutional terms.· Frozen duck is perfectly acceptable, but-as with most products-fresh is preferred.· If the seller has left himself negotiating room, then this may be perfectly acceptable.· Celibacy is perfectly acceptable, although rare.
· However, lower your aural sights a little and £200 - £300 will get you a perfectly adequate operator.· The rest will be moved on to a perfectly adequate out-of-town portal site with ads that flash and jitter.· Other requirements: Light: Appreciates good light from above and all round, though light from above is perfectly adequate.· It is possible to subscribe to an updating service, but adopting your own scheme is perfectly adequate and is not expensive.· The address book is an odd addition, given that the database is perfectly adequate for fulfilling this need.· Boot space is perfectly adequate quite shallow but long.· This can make the conventional approach perfectly adequate for some systems development work.· Ardmore's runway is more generously dimensioned and better levelled than North Shore's but North Shore is perfectly adequate too.
· She knew that I was perfectly capable of having the whole thing made in black leatherette if left to my own devices.· They were perfectly capable of turning the same firepower on me as they used on my customers.· It is perfectly capable of wiping out even the largest enemy unit.· An informed public is perfectly capable of deciding whether contributions accepted by a lawmaker should disqualify him or her from office.· She was perfectly capable of running her own firm - she simply made a reasoned choice not to.· And Lucy was perfectly capable of saying do stay the night.· He knew Ellen was with her and was perfectly capable of tracking down their whereabouts.· Since they are pure-bred cells, they are perfectly capable of meiosis.
· The course of this important trackway across sheet 145 is perfectly clear.· The air outside was perfectly clear, though the windows were filthy.· Make it perfectly clear you are neutral and totally disinterested.· And on the pennant, perfectly clear, the single letter: W, for Winslow.· The prospective meaning of to is thus perfectly clear in this use.· The meaning of the play's unusual title will become perfectly clear to the audience, says director Dan Maher.· It was perfectly clear that Alexander Vass considered her remark to be a gross impertinence.· From the tone of his voice, it was perfectly clear that his decision was not open to negotiation.
· In a perfectly competitive industry, the market solves two connected problems.· And a difference between price and marginal cost can make behavior very different from that in a perfectly competitive model.· Unfortunately from this point of view not all industries are perfectly competitive.· Our concern in this chapter is with the functioning of perfectly competitive markets.· In practice, the conditions for perfectly competitive labour and product markets do not apply.· Suppose that the union lifts the level of wages above the perfectly competitive market clearing wage, thus creating some unemployment.· Each market is a free, unregulated market and is perfectly competitive.· The neo-classical view is that a perfectly competitive economy always tends towards its full employment equilibrium position.
· A rabbit which up to that time may have been perfectly content to sit it out suddenly has more grounds for fear.· It was a hangout of the privileged classes, smug, snobbish, and perfectly content to remain small.· The rest of the band appeared perfectly content to let this happen.· The larger southern Episcopal element was perfectly content to keep bishops three thousand miles away.· She was perfectly content and regarded the liberated woman as a creature to be pitied.· The baby was lying on his back in his crib, perfectly content.· But she told me she would have been perfectly content if they had not taken this course.· Until then he appeared perfectly content with his placid existence.
· The lower cut must be perfectly flat and angled to match the oblique cut on the rootstock.· You saw a perfectly flat, formless nothing.· Don't be over-concerned if the ground in front of you doesn't seem perfectly flat.· The surface need not be perfectly flat or smooth.· Make sure the lining is lying perfectly flat and smooth against blind fabric and square to it.· I can flood the paper using this frame and be sure that once dry it will return to a perfectly flat surface.
· There is a perfectly good way of doing so on television.· There is a perfectly good answer to that question, it only takes a moment to think of it.· Ram a couple of kidneys into a perfectly good bottle of vodka, and give it to him.· Apart from providing her with an excuse to respond to his card, the idea in itself was a perfectly good one.· Sony's is perfectly good, but the voices are further forward and the orchestra has a less sumptuous bloom.· All this space and they get to shit on a perfectly good balcony?· This makes perfectly good sense, that that understanding is organically linked to their studies.· Some of them, in fact, were perfectly good.
· The hospitals are the ones that introduced this legislation, and they are perfectly happy with the review process.· She had been perfectly happy at Group.· He was perfectly happy to stand apart from his colleagues.· Those perfectly happy in their affections never read novels, because real love is so much more fascinating than that described.· I told myself he was no sick cat, but I could see that he was not perfectly happy.· Bruno felt perfectly happy in that bed; he seemed to forget all his worries.· He looks perfectly happy, his past and future far away on this festive afternoon.
· She looked perfectly healthy, but Frankie was not convinced.· He denied that perfectly healthy horses make it to slaughter because he can make more by reselling to somebody else.· Given just one type of seed, they would always eat it and be perfectly healthy.· But necrotizing fasciitis can strike perfectly healthy, fastidious people as well.· However, one of them disappeared overnight, after being perfectly healthy during the day.· Yes, but this is not the explanation in many cases, where the animal is perfectly healthy in all other respects.· This does not necessarily mean sick animals - many are perfectly healthy, just unwanted.· A kidney, thought to be perfectly healthy was transplanted into a patient on chronic dialysis.
· If you still have concerns about confidentiality, you can take the test using a false name - this is perfectly legal.· All of this, by the way, was perfectly legal.· Killigrew protested that his first marriage, at least, that to Mary, had been perfectly legal.· But production of such cosmetics for export remains perfectly legal.· Everything was perfectly legal and aboveboard.· As these metals came from natural sources, such a move was perfectly legal.· She uses perfectly legal ways to gather public information about the homes that many Washington insiders like to keep secret.
· The Bucharest police force sees its action as perfectly legitimate.· Or was there a perfectly legitimate explanation?· Elwood was carried off after a perfectly legitimate but massive hit delivered by the Springbok centre.· But when the culprits were identified, it turned out that their activities were perfectly legitimate, if a little unusual.· It is perfectly legitimate for the police to have that information.· This may be perfectly legitimate but not all problems can be referred away. 2 Refer the parents for marriage guidance counselling.· This is a perfectly legitimate inductive inference.· Their function is to supply realism or local colour, and for these purposes their use is perfectly legitimate.
· It wasn't strange, but perfectly natural to be in Sien's company, her and the children.· It seemed perfectly natural that the centre and bow areas of our raft were permanently awash.· This is, as Morrissey well knows, a perfectly natural human condition.· Both Duvall and Jones have reached that level of acting where it all seems perfectly natural.· It was all perfectly natural, or should have been.· Pregnancy is a perfectly natural physical state, remember?· But Mr Mellor said it was a perfectly natural request to make.· Morrissey and Marr found songwriting easy and perfectly natural.
· A case of perfectly normal metastasis.· My information processing is perfectly normal.· It's despair that perfectly normal young men can be made vicious and evil because they've won a lot of money.· Casper says they had a perfectly normal conversation.· This is perfectly normal when the body goes through the physiological changes which are often brought about by the Technique.· Peter was just two at the time, a perfectly normal child.· But given heavy doses of baking soda he began to recover, and was perfectly normal three days later.· I had told myself I was going to have a perfectly normal day.
· That was perfectly obvious from the start.· I responded, stating what I thought should be perfectly obvious to my father, and turned to reenter our building.· It is perfectly obvious that the choices made by creative social actors are limited by the practical resources available to them.· It was perfectly obvious that Mr Schofield had gone for good.· Why the classic novel should have collaborated with the spirit of capitalism is perfectly obvious to Robyn.· That's perfectly obvious to anyone, isn't it?· It was perfectly obvious he had already been active in discussing the matter on everybody's mind.· It was perfectly obvious from the accounts that the company was in deep trouble.
· It was a perfectly ordinary leg from a shop dummy.· Here, the perversions are perfectly ordinary ones.· They appear perfectly ordinary under normal light, but disappear under flash photography.· She is in fact perfectly ordinary, with nothing to distinguish her from a thousand others.· There would be, without a doubt, some perfectly ordinary explanation.· They looked perfectly ordinary, and they turned in through the gates and went up the drive.· At dinner in the garden one evening, for instance, two perfectly ordinary businessmen suddenly burst into a Verdi duet.· An expensive handbag lay on the table, and she was reading the morning paper in a perfectly ordinary way.
· Similarly, it is perfectly possible for John to have examined the legs of the table.· Even more extreme interpretations are perfectly possible in the courts.· It is, of course, perfectly possible for a sentence to exhibit semantic and grammatical deviance simultaneously: 7.· It is perfectly possible to replace the hot spots in a Land Rover cylinder head.· That seemed to me to be taken for granted and perfectly possible.· But that would be perfectly possible without delaying Mrs. Bidwell's arrival.· On paper this may sound like splitting hairs, but in practice it is perfectly possible to make the difference clear.· It is perfectly possible to conceive of groups or individuals who have power without actually ruling in the official, visible sense.
· It seemed, after all, a perfectly proper arrangement and one that was, in a way, almost professional.· There is a perfectly proper sense in which the lung-fish endeavoured to regain the water.· His letters of 24 July 1970, and 28 October 1970, were perfectly proper.· This sense has a perfectly proper use in science.· That seemed to me to be a perfectly proper use of what the company had to offer.· Consequently, the idea began to spread that it was perfectly proper for Christians to be involved with pop and rock music.· All hon. Members understand why that was a perfectly proper arrangement.
· It would be perfectly reasonable for the police to check their address and details such as car ownership on the computer.· These are perfectly reasonable questions, after all, you will be paying the bills.· Tinfoil Barbs would be perfectly reasonable.· She said the news clippings she sent to friends were a perfectly reasonable way to correspond.· Whatever the cause of the delay, the solicitor should answer your perfectly reasonable request for an explanation.· I could be perfectly reasonable up to a point, but Cynthia Kay had gone too far.· It would be perfectly reasonable to keep them all in the same genus.· To my mind, it was an unreasonable expectation, but to theirs, it was only natural and perfectly reasonable.
· So for the trick to work the parent must always be perfectly safe.· When we arrived at a perfectly safe position, we halted to take an account of damages.· Basic butane picnic stoves are a perfectly safe, reliable and inexpensive choice for mild weather trips.· I think he decided the jewels were perfectly safe right where they were.· As for the 1991 cruising season, most of the Med is still perfectly safe to visit.· The point is, of course, that for hundreds of years the villages have been perfectly safe.· Maggie realised that she felt perfectly safe with him.· The descent, like a big dipper, is exhilarating but perfectly safe.
· For a small amount of cream a wire whisk is perfectly satisfactory and just as quick as an electric beater.· It is a perfectly satisfactory word processor but lacks the sparkle of many of the currently available rivals.· This sounds unattractive but is perfectly satisfactory in use.· I believe that it is possible to have a perfectly satisfactory single market without a single currency.
· There's a perfectly simple method of proving this.· This was supposed to be an upper-level class, and the students seemed unable to interpret a perfectly simple text.· Paul's murder, if it is murder, is perfectly simple.· There had to be a perfectly simple explanation to all this - if only she could think what it was.· The chances are we shall turn up some perfectly simple motive.· These facts were undisputed and one might have supposed the case to be a perfectly simple and straight forward one.· He loved her and trusted her understanding - and that made the choice perfectly simple after all.· It is all perfectly simple, and delightfully automatic and unpremeditated.
· It is perfectly true that modern factory-farming can sometimes be accused of engendering cruelty, waste, pollution and unsafe foods.· Nevertheless, although generalizations arrived at by legitimate inductions can not be guaranteed to be perfectly true, they are probably true.· It is perfectly true that Blake did have a battery-operated radio in his cell which worked on medium and long waves only.· It is perfectly true - for this hotel is also an antique shop.· It is perfectly true that an ad is useless if no one notices it.· And actually that was perfectly true.· Now it is perfectly true that some families remained in the same district for hundreds of years.· All this is, of course, perfectly true.
· For example, the speech we hear over a telephone line is perfectly understandable.· This idolatrous crowd postulates an ideal worthy of itself and appropriate to its nature, that is perfectly understandable.· That's perfectly understandable, but it's not good sense.· Some at least of the leading Romans felt and behaved in a way which seemed to him perfectly understandable and eminently sensible.· This is perfectly understandable if in fact after passives the to infinitive evokes a mental construct.· In terms of his own situation and interests this attitude is perfectly understandable.· This clause appears perfectly understandable from the viewpoint of a supplier of drivers.· That was perfectly understandable, because what we were proposing was so essentially and uniquely horrible.
· The time ranges associated with these compositions are rather approximate, but are in general still perfectly valid.· One is of course free to do so, and from certain perspectives, it is perfectly valid to do so.· Perhaps women choose this style because it fits with their own, perfectly valid interactional or social goals.· This is a perfectly valid deduction.· But consent by a person in Hobbes's state of nature can be perfectly valid.· That argument, by the way, I am not rejecting; it is a perfectly valid response.· But it still didn't stop me having a perfectly valid opinion on the parlous state of contemporary kits.
· Equally, the embassies know perfectly well that all their signals traffic is monitored.
VERB· Natasha gazed at her with an expression in which caution and disdain were perfectly balanced.· You rarely see that people are perfectly balanced on these.· A rudderless boat must be perfectly balanced if it is to follow a straight course.· It is perfectly balanced to satisfy a growing appetite.· Balancing basic food ingredients Grass is not perfectly balanced for all types of horses all year round either.
· They always fit perfectly, look painted on, and some have caused quite a furore in the past.· The martini perfectly fits the bill because of its simplicity.· John Bowes perfectly fits that bill.· His cerebral sound fits perfectly with the cool musings of Mulligan and Baker.· They had altered the dress so that it fitted perfectly.· The roll fits perfectly well if you stand it on the roller and lean it against the wall.· Until that moment Sabour had seemed to fit perfectly into the demoralized atmosphere of the classroom.
· It had small but perfectly formed rear limbs projecting a few inches from its body.· They were perfectly formed, with no blemishes, no insect or fungus damage.· His voice was sonorous, and long, flourished sentences came from his mouth perfectly formed.· A perfectly formed loaf brings the same satisfaction to its baker as does a perfectly thrown pot to a potter.· Women and children were lined up in a half-circle facing an old, perfectly formed oak tree.· Did Mrs Dumas see a smile on a perfectly formed little man as he fell into her pail?· The exposed hands of the Saint, only slightly darker than normal, appear perfectly formed.· The hairdo displayed her ears, which were almost perfectly formed except for the one minor asymmetry that hardly anyone noticed.
· I knew perfectly well when I allowed Karen Parsons to seduce me that I was not acting rightly.· The members know perfectly well that they will be beaten over the head with any yes vote at the next election.· You know perfectly well I can't.· Fong knew perfectly well that he had 632 shillings ninepence only in the bank and that the cheque would bounce.· In everyday life we talk about things being good and bad, and we know perfectly well what we mean.· I knew perfectly well that I had anorexia, but I did not see it as something pathological.· She said it all, knowing perfectly well none of it was heard, and then she slept a little.· Hera knew perfectly well that there was a reason for this odd occurrence, and instantly suspected her husband.
· Crossover distortion is actually due to the fact that the two halves of the circuit are not perfectly matched.· Computerised records ensure that colours are perfectly matched on return visits.· Everything matched perfectly, even her pink beads.· Their brown colouration perfectly matches the decaying leaves around them, their blotches and lines disrupt their outlines.· Whether stylish laminate, natural wood or high-gloss finish, the Miele Specialist can tailor a kitchen to perfectly match your requirements.· The simplest method of all, where body concealment is concerned, is to match perfectly the colour of the background.· Her gorgeously drowsy voice is perfectly matched to shimmering, twilight atmospherics.· The girl friendly school Unfortunately the pattern of option choice and attitude differences is not perfectly matched within each school.
· However, although words considered in a local context may seem perfectly acceptable in the sentential context these combinations may be unlikely.· It seemed perfectly natural that the centre and bow areas of our raft were permanently awash.· For the watching world, she smiled and laughed, seeming perfectly delighted with her husband and newfound status.· Still, given our fondness for gunning each other down, fearing the sight of blood seems perfectly sound.· He seems perfectly at home here, with the rest of the house all quiet, and he's clearly been busy.· Both Duvall and Jones have reached that level of acting where it all seems perfectly natural.· Don't be over-concerned if the ground in front of you doesn't seem perfectly flat.· And it somehow seemed perfectly coordinated with the stadium, the ground, early evening and the four of us.
· They are thus perfectly suited to the analysis of our beliefs about causal chains or sequences.· I used the bike extensively around London and it was perfectly suited to dealing the city's often poor roads.· Declan McGonagle has a background perfectly suited to his new post as director of the museum.· The heavy boughs and dark leaves of the copper beech that spread over the drive perfectly suited her mood of despair.· The role of Logan is perfectly suited to Kingsley's gifts for control and stillness.· She had the confidence to go for something outside her immediate experience, but which she was perfectly suited to.
· She ruled out topical references and jokes, understanding perfectly that her executive producer was incapable of appreciating either.· Had there been a language in which we could have made ourselves perfectly understood, we would have left them all Christians.· I did not understand perfectly what the connection was but I felt guilt was involved - and a sense of obligation.· People were screaming at each other without using words, and everyone understood perfectly.· A procedure which anyone with any pretensions to correct behaviour would perfectly understand.· We are of sound mind and understand perfectly well that if we attack you, you will respond the same way.· I understand perfectly your desire for anonymity.· I understood perfectly well what Jack was saying.
· They were perfectly willing to have a convoy 2 miles long wait while they pedaled across these bridges.
· What is interesting about Michel Blanc's movie is that much of it works perfectly well.· Many people are unaware of the recall because the bikes can work perfectly before the crank suddenly breaks off.· Some bisexual relationships work perfectly well as long as everyone knows the score.· All the other sounds worked perfectly, including a nifty series of sound clips, from toilets to submarines.· Nothing in psychology hopes ever to work perfectly.· Simple suction is out, because gecko feet work perfectly, even in a vacuum.· No researcher is so wise that all plans work perfectly.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be well/ideally/perfectly positioned
- Boar chops are best suited to grilling or sauteing.
- If I were a free agent, those are the places I would go, a place best suited for my needs.
- It is not however so well suited to an intensive, detailed study of spoken language.
- Nevertheless, it is an early maturing variety well suited to the long ripening period of a northern wine region.
- Secondly, the adversary nature of the adjudicative process may not be well suited to this area.
- The farmer's wife was well suited to tackling this considerable undertaking.
- Use the systems best suited to their talent, both offensively and defensively.
- We have large quantities of plutonium already separated and in forms ideally suited for nuclear weapons.
- I know perfectly well that metastases are not just a characteristic of malignant cells, spreading from organ to organ.
- In everyday life we talk about things being good and bad, and we know perfectly well what we mean.
- Oh, I glory in inconsistencies, as you know full well.
- Ought we to think less of Johnson for agreeing because he knew full well that he could influence Boswell?
- She knew perfectly well he didn't trust her.
- The public know full well that the Labour party taxes and spends, taxes and spends.
- You know perfectly well I can't.
- You know perfectly well that women get depressed at - at certain times.
WORD FAMILYnounperfection ≠ imperfectionperfectionistperfectionismperfectibilityadjectiveperfect ≠ imperfectperfectibleperfectionistverbperfectadverbperfectly ≠ imperfectly
1completely – used to emphasize what you are saying: It’s perfectly normal to be nervous before a performance. The sale was perfectly legal. You can get a perfectly good coat at Sears for a lot less money.2in a perfect way: The plan worked perfectly. The steaks were perfectly cooked.