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Meaning
Adj
●
not perfect
●
In Botany & Tenses:
unisexual: having either
male
(with
stamens
) or
female
(with
pistil
)
flowers
, but not with both.
●
In Taxonomy:
known or
expected
to be
polyphyletic
,
as of
a form taxon.
●
lacking some
elementary
organ
that is
essential
to
successful
or
normal
activity.
●
In Grammar & Tenses:
belonging to a
tense
of
verbs
used in
describing
a
past
action
that is
incomplete
or continuous
Noun
●
something having
a minor
flaw
●
In Grammar & Tenses:
a
tense
of
verbs
used in
describing
a
past
action
that is
incomplete
or continuous
Verb
●
to make imperfect
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Origin
imperfect
English
im-
English
perfect
English
perfit
Middle English (1100-1500)
parfit
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
perfectus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Defective
Fallible
Faultful
Faulty
Preterimperfect
Lame
Inexact
Flawed
Impure
Tainted
Antonyms
Faultless
Infallible
Perfect
Related
Fallible
Incomplete
Inadequate
Unsatisfactory
Imprecise
Inaccurate
Incorrect
Illusory
Ambiguous
Inconsistent
Inefficient
Unpredictable
Defective
Uncertain
Insufficient
Unreliable
Subjective
Ineffective
Arbitrary
Exceptional
Unrealistic
Vague
Unequal
Distorted
Faulty
Erroneous
Unstable
Deficient
Unjust
Undesirable
Omniscient
Unchangeable
Unclear
Inappropriate
Inferior
Irrational
Unsound
Partial
Unbalanced
Fragmentary
Questionable
Improbable
Intangible
Irrelevant
Ideal
Illogical
Abstract
Impermanent
Absolute
Unknowable
Fragmented
Misleading
Unnatural
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