imperfectly
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- 23
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- 26
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- 11
Definition of imperfectly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
“We cannot look, however imperfectly, upon a great man, without gaining something by him.”
“Mrs. PAGE is gifted with a pleasing voice, which is yet imperfectly weeded of certain sharpnesses, but seems susceptible of a wide range of melodious inflection.”
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Etymology
From imperfect + -ly or im- + perfectly.
Words you can make from imperfectly
200+ playable · top: PERFECTLY (19 pts)
Best play perfectly 19 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
28 words- CERTIFY 15 pts
- METRIFY 15 pts
- PETRIFY 15 pts
- RECTIFY 15 pts
- EMPTILY 14 pts
- PERFECT 14 pts
- PREFECT 14 pts
- PRIMELY 14 pts
- PYRETIC 14 pts
- CRIMPLE 13 pts
- EYELIFT 13 pts
- FLYTIER 13 pts
- ERECTLY 12 pts
- PEYTREL 12 pts
- PREFILE 12 pts
- PRELIFE 12 pts
- REFLECT 12 pts
- YPERITE 12 pts
- EMPTIER 11 pts
- PRELECT 11 pts
- RECEIPT 11 pts
- FELTIER 10 pts
- FERTILE 10 pts
- MELTIER 9 pts
- PERLITE 9 pts
- REPTILE 9 pts
- RETICLE 9 pts
- TIERCEL 9 pts
6-letter words
88 words- CRIMPY 15 pts
- PYEMIC 15 pts
- FIRMLY 14 pts
- FLEECY 14 pts
- TEPEFY 14 pts
- CLYPEI 13 pts
- CREEPY 13 pts
- CREPEY 13 pts
- ECTYPE 13 pts
- EMPERY 13 pts
- MYCELE 13 pts
- PRICEY 13 pts
- PRIMLY 13 pts
- YCLEPT 13 pts
- FERITY 12 pts
- FLIRTY 12 pts
- FREELY 12 pts
- RIFELY 12 pts
- CELERY 11 pts
- FIERCE 11 pts
- FILMER 11 pts
- MEETLY 11 pts
- MERELY 11 pts
- MYRTLE 11 pts
- PELTRY 11 pts
- PERTLY 11 pts
- PILFER 11 pts
- PYRITE 11 pts
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- REFILM 11 pts
- RETYPE 11 pts
- RIPELY 11 pts
- TERMLY 11 pts
- TIMELY 11 pts
- TRIMLY 11 pts
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- TYPIER 11 pts
- YELPER 11 pts
- CERMET 10 pts
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- EMPIRE 10 pts
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- LIMPER 10 pts
- LIMPET 10 pts
- METRIC 10 pts
- PELMET 10 pts
- PERMIT 10 pts
- PIECER 10 pts
- PIERCE 10 pts
- PRELIM 10 pts
- PREMIE 10 pts
- RECEPT 10 pts
- RECIPE 10 pts
- RIMPLE 10 pts
- TEMPER 10 pts
- TEMPLE 10 pts
- TRICEP 10 pts
- EERILY 9 pts
- FERLIE 9 pts
- FILTER 9 pts
- LEFTER 9 pts
- LEFTIE 9 pts
- LIEFER 9 pts
- LIFTER 9 pts
- REFELT 9 pts
- REFILE 9 pts
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- PELITE 8 pts
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- PETREL 8 pts
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- REEMIT 8 pts
- RELICT 8 pts
- REMELT 8 pts
- RETIME 8 pts
- TERCEL 8 pts
- TIERCE 8 pts
- TRIPLE 8 pts
- RETILE 6 pts
5-letter words
78 words- FILMY 13 pts
- CREPY 12 pts
- CRYPT 12 pts
- EMPTY 12 pts
- IMPLY 12 pts
- MERCY 12 pts
- PRICY 12 pts
- PYRIC 12 pts
- CRIMP 11 pts
- FELTY 11 pts
- FERLY 11 pts
- FEYER 11 pts
- FIERY 11 pts
- FITLY 11 pts
- FLYER 11 pts
- FLYTE 11 pts
- LEFTY 11 pts
- REEFY 11 pts
- CLEFT 10 pts
- CLIFT 10 pts
- EMERY 10 pts
- FERMI 10 pts
- LIMEY 10 pts
- LYCEE 10 pts
- LYRIC 10 pts
- LYTIC 10 pts
- MELTY 10 pts
- MILTY 10 pts
- PEERY 10 pts
- PIETY 10 pts
- PLYER 10 pts
- CLEPE 9 pts
- CLEPT 9 pts
- CLIME 9 pts
- CLIPT 9 pts
- CREEP 9 pts
- CREME 9 pts
- CREPE 9 pts
- CREPT 9 pts
- CRIME 9 pts
- CRIPE 9 pts
- IMPEL 9 pts
- MELIC 9 pts
- PIECE 9 pts
- PRICE 9 pts
- PRIME 9 pts
- EYRIE 8 pts
- FILER 8 pts
- FILET 8 pts
- FIREE 8 pts
- FLEER 8 pts
- FLEET 8 pts
- FLIER 8 pts
- FLIRT 8 pts
- FLITE 8 pts
- LEERY 8 pts
- LIFER 8 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CREEL 7 pts
- ELECT 7 pts
- ELEMI 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- LEPER 7 pts
- MERIT 7 pts
- MERLE 7 pts
- METER 7 pts
- METRE 7 pts
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- MITER 7 pts
- MITRE 7 pts
- PERIL 7 pts
- PETER 7 pts
- PLIER 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- LITER 5 pts
- LITRE 5 pts
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