imperfect - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'imperfect' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Imperfect

[ a.]

- Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.
- Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
- Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.

2 . Imperfect

[ n.]

- The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense.

3 . Imperfect

[ v. t.]

- To make imperfect.

Meaning of 'imperfect' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . imperfect

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- not perfect; defective or inadequate

Example in sentence:

drainage here is imperfect;
had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities;
imperfect mortals

2 . imperfect

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

Example in sentence:

frail humanity;
I'm only a fallible human

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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