perfectly

Everyday

1. Perfectly means in a perfect way, without any mistakes. tree →
2. Perfectly means completely or very: «perfectly safe», «perfectly fine». tree →

In the lessons

In school life pupils copy a pattern perfectly or know their times tables perfectly. In everyday talk «perfectly» makes a word stronger: «It's perfectly safe», «You know perfectly well». In maths shapes fit together perfectly in tessellations. Phrases: perfectly well, perfectly fine, perfectly safe, perfectly still, fit perfectly.

Examples

• She sang the song perfectly. tree →
• The jigsaw pieces fit perfectly. tree →
• Stand perfectly still. tree →
• The ice is perfectly safe to skate on — the guard checked. tree →
• You know perfectly well what you did. tree →
• I'm perfectly fine, thanks. tree →
• The cake turned out perfectly. tree →
• But the Weasel was perfectly content. tree →

Note

Adverb from «perfect» + «-ly». In everyday talk «perfectly» often means «completely», not «with no mistakes». Tessellating shapes fit perfectly with no gaps or overlaps.

In Jewish tradition

In school life pupils copy a pattern perfectly or know their times tables perfectly. In everyday talk «perfectly» makes a word stronger: «It's perfectly safe», «You know perfectly well». In maths shapes fit together perfectly in tessellations. Phrases: perfectly well, perfectly fine, perfectly safe, perfectly still, fit perfectly.

Examples

• The anger of the LORD shall not return, until He have executed, and till He have performed the purposes of His heart; in the end of days ye shall consider it perfectly. (Prophets JER.23.20, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adverb from «perfect» + «-ly». In everyday talk «perfectly» often means «completely», not «with no mistakes». Tessellating shapes fit perfectly with no gaps or overlaps.