# perfectly

Pronunciation: say "PUR-fik-tlee" US /ˈpɝ.fɪk(t).li/, UK /ˈpɜː.fɪk(t).li/

## Adverb

1. In a flawless manner, free from any error or defect.
   - Simple: In a way that has no mistakes at all.
   - _The gymnast performed her floor routine perfectly, without a single wobble or misstep from start to finish._
   - _The tailor stitched the seam perfectly, with even, nearly invisible threads._
2. To a full and complete degree; wholly or totally.
   - Simple: In a complete and total way, with nothing left out.
   - _The instructions were perfectly clear to everyone in the room._
   - _She remained perfectly calm despite the chaos around her._

## Origin

Formed from "perfect" combined with the suffix "-ly."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/perfectly (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).