letter-perfect

[ let-er-pur-fikt ]

adjective
  1. knowing one's part, lesson, or the like, perfectly.

  2. precise or exact in every detail; verbatim.

Origin of letter-perfect

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby letter-perfect

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How to use letter-perfect in a sentence

  • Bobby was 159 letter-perfect in her part, if she did have a damaged wing, as she said.

  • So letter-perfect was he in his lines that a layman might have scouted his realization of the enormousness of his responsibility.

    The Last Shot | Frederick Palmer
  • I was soon master of the part; and, at the end of the next day's rehearsal, I was found to be "dead letter perfect."

  • He was a brighter pup than his looks would have indicated, and had already become letter perfect in the wail.

    Sea-Hounds | Lewis R. Freeman
  • It might be a good thing to have every person "letter perfect," that is, know all his speeches, at the first rehearsal.

    Public Speaking | Clarence Stratton

British Dictionary definitions for letter-perfect

letter-perfect

adjective
  1. another term (esp in the US) for word-perfect

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