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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Even Mr. Trump is not sure he can be letter-perfect.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2016
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Young folks strive to be letter-perfect in this hit musical.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2016
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
I signalled to her that Tidda was found—we have a code for the purpose, and Ann is letter-perfect in it—and she signalled that she was much relieved and would find Eve and tell her.
From The Clammer and the Submarine by Hopkins, William John
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