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How to pronounce imperfect in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fallible, frail, weak
Derivation imperfectness
Type Words
Synonyms continuous tense, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense
Type of tense
Has types future progressive tense, past progressive, past progressive tense, future progressive, present progressive, present progressive tense
Type Words
Derivation imperfectness


had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities.
imperfect mortals.
drainage here is imperfect.

Examples of imperfect

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Yet I, like America, am imperfect, with a dream that perfection can be achieved.
From the forbes.com
Though obviously imperfect, Furcal represented a defensive upgrade at shortstop.
From the stltoday.com
The city seems to sneer at imperfect weather, never afraid to turn on the style.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Your conception is fundamentally flawed, imperfect, inconsequential, incomplete.
From the newscientist.com
Now, scarlet kingsnakes have shown that even imperfect imitation does the trick.
From the washingtonpost.com
You will make progress if you realize that your mother is imperfect and in pain.
From the philly.com
It's an imperfect system, and Metra doesn't always do it, as illustrated Monday.
From the suntimes.com
Infinite has many flaws, many shortcomings, many imperfect game design decision.
From the forbes.com
Bergoglio is not perfect, and I'm sure Francis I will be imperfect in many ways.
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More examples
  • Not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
  • Progressive: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
  • Fallible: wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
  • (imperfectly) in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen
  • (Imperfection (Voyager episode)) "Imperfection" is an episode of '''', the second episode of the seventh season.
  • Imperfectly is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music).
  • Something having a minor flaw; Not perfect; unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both
  • (imperfection) (1) When referring to the physical condition of a part of metal product, and departure of a part of metal product, any departure of a quality characteristic from its intended level or state. ...
  • (IMPERFECTION) A coffee defect which may include hollow coffee beans, deformed coffee beans, chipped coffee beans, nicked coffee beans, underripe coffee beans, or overripe coffee beans, moldiness, black beans, quakers, improper harvesting or processing, improper moisture content during storing, ...