letter-perfect
Americanadjective
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knowing one's part, lesson, or the like, perfectly.
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precise or exact in every detail; verbatim.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of letter-perfect
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Quite apart from letter-perfect memorization of reams of dialogue, her comedic timing was innate, the planning meticulous and the performance no holds barred.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
Mr. Shamos is letter-perfect with his scripts, several directors who have worked with him said, yet always searching for spontaneity within and between the lines.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2015
Which is perplexing, because “The Americans” is an empirically letter-perfect prestige drama.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2015
And that’s what he did, performing a near letter-perfect cover of Eddie Cochran’s fast-moving mouthful -“Twenty Flight Rock,” to the astonishment of Lennon and his bandmates.
From Time ● Jun. 18, 2012
Margery went to the outer door with her kindly counsellor, playing the part of the gracious hostess as one who is, or who means to be, precisely letter-perfect.
From The Price by Francis Lynde
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