perfectly
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
How often you will meet it
Rank 796 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 23,027 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.011% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers also: absolutely, utterly, dead an absolutely magnificent paintinga perfectly idiotic idea
- in a perfect or faultless way She performed perfectly on the balance beamspoke English perfectly
perfectly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The next time he calls, you will be perfectly cold and indifferent.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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What was there lacking about that program to make it perfectly irresistible?
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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She recommended him to hide from his father: he did so, and thought it perfectly natural.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Ion was a sort of headquarters for the entire connection, and everybody seemed to feel perfectly at home.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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The night was perfectly still, and the air so dry and pure that it gave little sensation of cold.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1