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word-perfect

British  

adjective

  1. correct in every detail

  2. (of a speech, part in a play, etc) memorized perfectly

  3. (of a speaker, actor, etc) knowing one's speech, role, etc, perfectly

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If he looked like Alex and talked like Alex and some of the most memorable moments were word-perfect, “then the rest of what we build will have much more authenticity and believability,” Clarke said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Everything is meticulously crafted, and they expect the performances to be word-perfect and they're right.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

Prowling around the stage's catwalks, she was met by cacophonous screams and word-perfect renditions of her songs.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2022

Kellaway, the Maidenhead councillor, recalled her delivering a word-perfect repeat of a rap performed for her by school children.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2018

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

From Judy of York Hill by Bennett, Ethel Hume