perfectly
adverb
per·fect·ly
ˈpər-fik(t)-lē 
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Examples of perfectly in a Sentence
The steak was perfectly cooked.
you did that handspring perfectly on your first try
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His expertise and resources, combined with Landry’s discipline, systems, and processes, perfectly balanced the creativity that Catch was born from.
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Caroline Tell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Combining his own sensibilities with those of Góngora, the result falls perfectly somewhere in the middle.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Verdugo would slot in perfectly for the Pirates in left field while pushing Bryan Reynolds to right field.
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Red velvet is perfectly acceptable for Christmas, too.
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Caroline Tell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Combining his own sensibilities with those of Góngora, the result falls perfectly somewhere in the middle.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Verdugo would slot in perfectly for the Pirates in left field while pushing Bryan Reynolds to right field.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Red velvet is perfectly acceptable for Christmas, too.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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perfectly
adverb
per·fect·ly
ˈpər-fik-(t)lē
1
: in a perfect manner
understand perfectly
2
: quite sense 1, altogether
I was perfectly willing
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