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imperfectly::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | amiss |
The lobe was imperfectly developed.
Examples of imperfectly
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As it comes together, squeeze, hug, and pat it together crudely and imperfectly.
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But surely afforestation, even if it is imperfectly executed, is a positive step.
From the guardian.co.uk
There are plenty of skeletons imperfectly concealed in the cupboards after all.
From the guardian.co.uk
Albeit imperfectly and in fits and starts, his reforms saved Russia from meltdown.
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The parliament does try to inject a measure of democracy, however imperfectly.
From the economist.com
Such species generally can regenerate the lost part of a tail, though imperfectly.
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Hartnett says Ramsay once threw oysters at her after she'd opened them imperfectly.
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The search for answers proceeds, however guiltily or imperfectly, with new resolve.
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The Navy had mothballed the jammers, which worked imperfectly, Thompson says.
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- 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
- (imperfect) not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
- (imperfect) progressive: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- (imperfect) 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 is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music).
- (imperfect) Something having a minor flaw; Not perfect; unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both
- (Imperfect) A flower that lacks either stamens or pistils.
- (Imperfect) flower that lacks either male or female parts.
- (Imperfect) (im-PER-fekt) -- an incompleat flower, lacking part or all of the reproductive structures, e.g., without stamens.
