perfecta
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of perfecta
First recorded in 1965–70; ellipsis of Latin American Spanish, Spanish quiniela perfecta “perfect quinella”
Example Sentences
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“I saw how people treated me by being la hija perfecta, the good student, good citizen and la niña buena,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
He distinguishes between obstinatio perfecta and obstinatio imperfecta and says: Perfect obstinacy exists only in hell.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
Herder admitted Baumgarten's definition of poetry as oratio sensitiva perfecta, perfect sensitived speech, and this is probably the best definition of poetry that has ever been given.
From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto
We give the six from the Kew list: candicans, white; luteo-viridis, yellow; Moerloesi, crimson; nivalis, white; sulphurea perfecta and versicolor lutescens, both yellowish.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas
It cannot well be maintained that Cervantes had been impressed by Luis de Leon's Latin treatises, by De los nombres de Cristo, and by La perfecta casada.
From Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment by Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James
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