perfectly
in a perfect manner or to a perfect degree: to sing an aria perfectly.
completely; fully; adequately: This will suit my purpose perfectly.He’s perfectly happy to help out.She’s perfectly capable of making her own decision.
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How to use perfectly in a sentence
While some of Apple’s actions appear to benefit publishers—like ITP that’s meant to increase the value of publishers’ first-party data — they still require a whole slew of other things to go perfectly so that publishers can gain some advantage.
Publishers could soon have more leverage to force Apple to relax its ‘my way or the highway’ approach | Lara O'Reilly | August 25, 2020 | DigidayFor example, in a handstand, the athlete’s arms should be perfectly straight.
A robot referee can really keep its ‘eye’ on the ball | Kathryn Hulick | August 20, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe donation was perfectly legal but violates a norm against government professionals weighing in on the races that determine their boards or overseers.
Politics Report: Who Will Get the Midway Rose? | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | August 15, 2020 | Voice of San Diego“They got the memo that they didn’t get everything perfectly right out of the gate,” said a second producer.
‘They got the memo’: Quibi changes tone, tact after failed debut | Tim Peterson | August 12, 2020 | DigidayThat’s because the hare would then travel a distance that was 25 percent longer over the same amount of time, perfectly balancing the fact that the hare traveled 25 percent faster.
Houellebecq shows himself to be perfectly disgusted with humanity.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe father of the wounded Officer Andrew Dossi sums it up perfectly.
He seemed by all appearances perfectly happy to let the Republicans control the state senate.
Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person | Michael Tomasky | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSometimes the ads would get in the way of playing, and a perfectly lined up shot would be ruined.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLeave it to Katniss to cut through a story with one perfectly aimed strike.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Righteous Fury Says Everything We Wanted to Say | Kevin O’Keeffe | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll Weimar adores him, and people say that women still go perfectly crazy over him.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayLiszt gazed at "his Hans," as he calls him, with the fondest pride, and seemed perfectly happy over his arrival.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayI finally mustered up my courage and said "Ich," but told him I did not know it perfectly yet.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayPerhaps his almost perfectly spontaneous love of tiny flowers is already a considerable advance on his so-called prototype.
Children's Ways | James SullyThis fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
British Dictionary definitions for perfectly
/ (ˈpɜːfɪktlɪ) /
completely, utterly, or absolutely
in a perfect way; extremely well
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