English adjective: pluperfect | |||
1. | pluperfect more than perfect | ||
Samples | He spoke with pluperfect precision. | ||
Similar | perfect | ||
Antonyms | imperfect | ||
English noun: pluperfect | |||
1. | pluperfect a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past | ||
Samples | `I had finished' is an example of the past perfect. | ||
Synonyms | past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect tense | ||
Broader (hypernym) | perfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense | ||