US /ɪmˈpɝfɪkt/ UK /ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt/
adj noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not perfect; flawed or incomplete

    Even an imperfect plan was better than no plan at all.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not perfect; flawed or... flaweddefectivefaultyincompletedeficientblemished
Word family
Derived forms imperfectlyimperfectionimperfectness
Related forms perfectperfectionperfectible

Etymology

From Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus ('unfinished'), from in- ('not') + perfectus ('completed'), past participle of perficere ('to complete').

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