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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Bone collectors will even chew a piece down to fit perfectly amid the other remains.
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Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Bone collectors will even chew a piece down to fit perfectly amid the other remains.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
The popular style is all about big and chunky belts, so this set of three woven ones fits the bill perfectly.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
Robinson’s brand of middle-class psycho surrealism works perfectly in bite-size sketch-comedy doses.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perfectly
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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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