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| 1. | [ adjective ] not perfect; defective or inadequate | |
| Examples: | "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities" "imperfect mortals" "drainage here is imperfect" |
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| Related terms: | perfect defective broken corrupt blemished broken blemished perfection | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | |
| Synonyms: | weak frail fallible | |
| Examples: | "I'm only human" "frail humanity" |
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| Related terms: | human | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (grammar) a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going | |
| Synonyms: | progressive_tense imperfect_tense continuous_tense progressive | |
| Related terms: | tense future_progressive past_progressive present_progressive | |
| Similar spelling: |
imperfectly imperfective imperfection imperforate Imperato improper improperness imperative improperly impertinent imperil |
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