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English adjective: imperfect | |||
| 1. | imperfect not perfect; defective or inadequate | ||
| Samples | Had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities. Imperfect mortals. Drainage here is imperfect. | ||
| Similar | blemished, broken, corrupt, corrupted, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfectible, irregular | ||
| See also | blemished, broken | ||
| Attribute | flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection | ||
| Antonyms | perfect | ||
| 2. | imperfect wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | ||
| Samples | I'm only a fallible human. Frail humanity. | ||
| Synonyms | fallible, frail, weak | ||
| Similar | human | ||
| Antonyms | nonhuman | ||
English noun: imperfect | |||
| 1. | imperfect a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going | ||
| Synonyms | continuous tense, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tense | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | future progressive, future progressive tense, past progressive, past progressive tense, present progressive, present progressive tense | ||
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