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

Nearby words

word wrap, word wrapping, word-blind, word-hoard, word-lore, word-perfect, wordage, wordbook, wordbreak, worde, wordie

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Examples from the Web for word-perfect

I suspect now that I had not taken enough pains to get word-perfect.
The Story of My Life|Ellen Terry
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
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
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

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