letter-perfect

adjective

ˈle-tər-ˈpər-fikt How to pronounce letter-perfect (audio)
Definition of letter-perfectnext
as in perfect
being entirely without fault or flaw the actress's recitation was letter-perfect

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Recent Examples of letter-perfect Whether the Ohio Derby victor can pull off a letter-perfect speed-demon upset remains Chip Honcho’s question. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 General manager Chris MacFarland’s trade deadline additions — Nicolas Roy, Nazem Kadri, Nick Blankenburg — loom larger by the week, letter-perfect finishing touches to a core of Makar, Nathan MacKinnon, Necas, Gabriel Landeskog and The Lumberyard between the pipes. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 But there are letter-perfect rhymes tucked inside, as if to provide extra structural support, a kind of poetic insurance. — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Coach Prime is almost letter-perfect for this epoch of the college game, teetering in the limbo between a century of quasi-scholastic servitude and an inevitable future of unionization, contracts, collective bargaining and regulated talent movement. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025 Adames is a dead-pull launch angle guy, Bregman has been a letter-perfect fit for his Houston home park, and Alonso is an all-or-nothing power-before-hit guy with limited complementary skills. — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Quite apart from letter-perfect memorization of reams of dialogue, her comedic timing was innate, the planning meticulous and the performance no holds barred. — Alfred Gough, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter-perfect
  1. perfect
  2. ideal
  3. flawless
  4. excellent
  5. superb
  6. immaculate
Adjective
  • Members of the search-and-rescue team who helped save the friends say the area is extremely treacherous and potentially dangerous even in daylight and perfect conditions.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There is no perfect way to create player eligibility for a prospect ranking.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of perfect
Adjective
  • Your ideal portion depends on your overall eating pattern, blood sugar goals, medications, and individual carbohydrate needs.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Designed by Mies van der Rohe, Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie offers up the ideal venue for Brancusi’s crisp distillations of form, at least in theory.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideal
Adjective
  • Most glaring is the disparity between the top-tier clinical protocols and the logistics, which are more hapless than flawless.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Their skin is flawless, their cheeks rosy, their bodies unmarked by the forces of gravity or physical strain.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of flawless
Adjective
  • Simashev is excellent defensively and on retrievals and tilts the ice in his favor.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As far as pop stars who happen to also be thoughtful and excellent songwriters go, Kahan is in the upper ranks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of excellent
Adjective
  • Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert) Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn are superb as Anna and Fyodor Dostoevsky in Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s acerbic and joyful period film.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Segovia produced a superb spin before firing into the far corner.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of superb
Adjective
  • Old money nails are immaculate manicures featuring classic and neutral colors.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of immaculate

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“Letter-perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter-perfect. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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