26984 words

perfectly

4 definitions • 8 examples
1
in a perfect way:

Examples:

The jacket fits perfectly, the skirt not so well.
They're perfectly suited.
2
used to emphasize the word that follows:

Examples:

To be perfectly honest, I don't care any more.
You know perfectly well what the matter is.
I made it perfectly clear to him what I meant.
I was perfectly happy on my own.
3
extremely well; in a perfect way:

Examples:

He managed everything perfectly.
4
Perfectly can also mean very or completely:

Examples:

I want to make it perfectly clear that I have no intention of selling this company.

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