word-perfect
- adjective
- /ˈwɜrdˌpɜr.fɪkt/
:
perfecto de memoria
- But I've still had scenes I was incredibly excited about that take even longer to write, because I care more about getting each word perfect.
It wasn't, it wasn't communicated upfront that they wanted us to be the word perfect.
- It wasn't, it wasn't communicated upfront that they wanted us to be the word perfect.
Examples
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He had the short speech word perfect.
Fiction book (1997) -
To perform in the play, the actors must be word-perfect so they can deliver their lines flawlessly.
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And then he'd come in and be word perfect, right?
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I expect you to be word perfect when I send Miss Lumley in in half an hour.
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He could do it word perfect without the book.
Academic text (1991) -
Oh, yeah, and I can understand Pikachu, word perfect, so... Tim.
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When Rowntree tests you, you've got to be word perfect.
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He did the entire speech from memory and was almost word-perfect.
Blog text (31) -
The thing is, Barbara, I have rehearsed and rehearsed until I am word perfect.
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After months of practice, she recited the poem word-perfect, impressing everyone in the audience.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
As good as possible and without any mistakes
901
3.2
Completely correct in every small detail
680
3.0
Exactly correct in every detail
76
3.7
Perfect without any mistakes or faults
27
3.5
Using exactly the same words as the original
3
6.0
Exactly right in tone or performance
1
5.8
Exactly correct in every word, matching the original text
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Word-perfect is made from the simple parts word and perfect, and it literally means 'perfect in every word'. So, if someone is word-perfect, they can say or repeat the exact words without any mistakes.