perfectly
adverb
per·fect·ly
ˈpər-fik(t)-lē 
Examples of perfectly in a Sentence
The steak was perfectly cooked.
you did that handspring perfectly on your first try
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Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
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With all of the shuffling around them, Fries and Darrisaw must play nearly perfectly.
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Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, people who listened to the fear sold perfectly good stocks and missed major gains.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
With all of the shuffling around them, Fries and Darrisaw must play nearly perfectly.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The song choice was perfectly on-the-nose for Fishel, 44, since the track from the actress’ former Girl Meets World co-star Carpenter’s new Man’s Best Friend album on TikTok Night was enough to keep her in the competition for another week.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Perfectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfectly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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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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