English

Detailed Synonyms for imperfect in English

imperfect:

imperfect adj

  1. imperfect
  2. imperfect
    – wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings 1
    weak; frail; fallible; imperfect
    – wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings 1
  3. imperfect
    – not perfect; defective or inadequate 1
    imperfect
    – not perfect; defective or inadequate 1
    • imperfect adj
      • had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities1
      • imperfect mortals1
      • drainage here is imperfect1

imperfect [the ~] nomen

  1. the imperfect
    – a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going 1
    the progressive; the imperfect; the progressive tense; the continuous tense; the imperfect tense
    – a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going 1

Related Words for "imperfect":

  • imperfectness, imperfectly

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Related Definitions for "imperfect":

  1. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings1
  2. not perfect; defective or inadequate1
    • had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities1
    • imperfect mortals1
    • drainage here is imperfect1
  3. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going1

Related Synonyms for imperfect