word-perfect

US letter-perfect

adjective

correct in every detail
(of a speech, part in a play, etc) memorized perfectly
(of a speaker, actor, etc) knowing one's speech, role, etc, perfectly

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Examples from the Web for word-perfect

Historical Examples

I suspect now that I had not taken enough pains to get word-perfect.
The Story of My Life
Ellen Terry
He was always like this—word-perfect in his part, playing up faithfully to the mysteries and certitudes of his surroundings.
Tales of Unrest
Joseph Conrad
He would see them the first thing in the morning, and go over the lines with them and have them word-perfect by night.
May Iverson's Career
Elizabeth Jordan
She thought and lived Scrooge, and as she had a good memory she was word-perfect before Eleanor had thought it possible.
Judy of York Hill
Ethel Hume Patterson Bennett
For hours and hours every day the little fellows were drilled in the services till they were word-perfect.
Social Life in England Through the Centuries
H. R. Wilton Hall

word-perfect

US letter-perfect

Examples from the Web for word-perfect

Historical Examples

I suspect now that I had not taken enough pains to get word-perfect.

He was always like this—word-perfect in his part, playing up faithfully to the mysteries and certitudes of his surroundings.

He would see them the first thing in the morning, and go over the lines with them and have them word-perfect by night.

She thought and lived Scrooge, and as she had a good memory she was word-perfect before Eleanor had thought it possible.

For hours and hours every day the little fellows were drilled in the services till they were word-perfect.