perfectly cromulent
- adjective
- /ˈpɜr.fɪkt.li ˈkrɒm.jʊ.lənt/
- Slang
- It's a perfectly cromulent solution, even if it's not the most creative one.
Examples
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This solution is perfectly cromulent for our needs.
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Your answer to the quiz was perfectly cromulent given the information available.
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The manager assured us that the report was perfectly cromulent for submission.
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His argument was perfectly cromulent in the debate.
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The food at the restaurant was perfectly cromulent, satisfying our hunger without being extraordinary.
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Her argument was perfectly cromulent for the discussion, even if it lacked deep insight.
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For a quick meal, this sandwich is perfectly cromulent and fills you up nicely.
Synonyms
Not perfect but good for what you need
Good enough for a particular use or standard
Enough in amount or quality to meet a need
Good enough to meet a need but not very good
Completely fine and working as needed
Acceptable or good enough, often used in a joking way
Everything is in very good order and working well
In very good order and working well
Antonyms
How Adequate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'perfectly' (completely/utterly) modifies 'cromulent' (acceptable/adequate), yielding 'completely acceptable'. This follows a standard adverb + adjective pattern that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Perfectly cromulent comes from a joke on the TV show The Simpsons. In the show a character uses the made-up word cromulent as if it were a real word meaning 'acceptable', so saying perfectly cromulent now means 'completely adequate'.