exactly divisible into equal integral or polynomial roots
36 is a perfect square
7. botany
a.
(of flowers) having functional stamens and pistils
b.
(of plants) having all parts present
8. grammar
denoting a tense of verbs used in describing an action that has been completed by the subject. InEnglish this is a compound tense, formed with have or has plus the past participle
9. music
a.
of or relating to the intervals of the unison, fourth, fifth, and octave
b. Also: full, final
(of a cadence) ending on the tonic chord, giving a feeling of conclusion
Compare imperfect (sense 6)
10. archaic
positive certain, or assured
noun (ˈpɜːfɪkt)
11. grammar
a.
the perfect tense
b.
a verb in this tense
verb (pəˈfɛkt)(transitive)
12.
to make perfect; improve to one's satisfaction
he is in Paris to perfect his French
13.
to make fully accomplished
14. printing
to print the reverse side of (a printed sheet of paper)
▶ USAGE For most of its meanings, the adjective perfect describes an absolute state, i.e. one that cannot be qualified; thus something iseither perfect or not perfect, and cannot be more perfect or less perfect. However when perfect means excellent in all respects, a comparative can be used with it without absurdity:the next day the weather was even more perfect
Examples of 'unflawed' in a sentence
unflawed
It is by no means unflawed; sometimes the whole disappears too thoroughly behind the brilliance of its vignettes.