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 | ||