What does imperfectly mean?

imperfectly means "in an imperfect or faulty way".

How many syllables are in imperfectly?

imperfectly has 4 syllables: im-per-fect-ly. The stress falls on "per". In IPA it is /ˌɪmˈpɝfɪktli/.

What is another word for imperfectly?

Close synonyms include amiss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of imperfectly?

The recorded antonyms are perfectly.

Is imperfectly a common word?

imperfectly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Imperfectly — meaning and pronunciation

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in an imperfect or faulty way
“The lobe was imperfectly developed”
“Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more”
Synonymsamiss
Antonymsperfectly

Questions about imperfectly

What does imperfectly mean?: imperfectly means "in an imperfect or faulty way".
How many syllables are in imperfectly?: imperfectly has 4 syllables: im-per-fect-ly. The stress falls on "per". In IPA it is /ˌɪmˈpɝfɪktli/.
What is another word for imperfectly?: Close synonyms include amiss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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