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.

letter-perfect

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of letter-perfect¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Quite apart from letter-perfect memorization of reams of dialogue, her comedic timing was innate, the planning meticulous and the performance no holds barred.

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It’s a letter-perfect satire of the special strain of egotism and obsession that can fester in academic settings.

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In early novels like “The Victim,” Bellow had accepted what he called a “Flaubertian standard,” a desire to make his novel “letter-perfect,” but he soon found it too constricting.

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Studious youngsters will strive to be letter-perfect at the finals of the "91st Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee."

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And that’s precisely how Tennell handled her Olympic debut Sunday at Gangneung Ice Arena, where she delivered a letter-perfect, technically proficient short program that lacked the emotional range international judges like to see.

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