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perfectly
adverb
in
a
flawless
way
,
without
any
errors
or
defects
•
The
gymnast
landed
her
routine
perfectly
,
drawing
loud
applause
from
the
crowd
.
The
gymnast
landed
her
routine
perfectly
,
drawing
loud
applause
from
the
crowd
.
•
He
adjusted
the
camera
settings
until
the
picture
looked
perfectly
sharp
on
the
screen
.
He
adjusted
the
camera
settings
until
the
picture
looked
perfectly
sharp
on
the
screen
.
From
perfect
+
-ly
,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
adverb
completely
or
absolutely
,
used
to
emphasize
an
adjective
,
verb
,
or
clause
•
I
am
perfectly
aware
of
the
consequences
of
this
decision
.
I
am
perfectly
aware
of
the
consequences
of
this
decision
.
•
It
was
a
warm
evening
,
and
the
children
felt
perfectly
fine
playing
outside
.
It
was
a
warm
evening
,
and
the
children
felt
perfectly
fine
playing
outside
.
Intensifying
use
attested
from
the
16th
century
,
extending
the
literal
sense
of
“
in
a
perfect
manner
.”
