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Perfectly

adverb

Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers. Synonyms: absolutely, dead, utterly. "A perfectly idiotic idea" , "You're perfectly right" , "Utterly miserable" , "You can be dead sure of my innocence" , "Was dead tired" , "Dead right"

In a perfect or faultless way. "Spoke English perfectly" , "Solved the problem perfectly"

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"Perfectly" Quotes from Famous Books

... indefiniteness that Monte did not relish. Even as she spoke, it was as if she began to disappear; and for a second he felt again the full weight of his thirty-two years. He was perfectly certain that the moment she went he was going to feel alone—more alone than he had ...

— The Triflers • Frederick Orin Bartlett

... with you," Thomson replied gravely. "I will say at once that I am perfectly willing to yield to your judgement in this matter. In return I ask something. I have more serious charges still to bring against Sir Alfred's nephew. Will you leave the matter of dealing with this young man in ...

— The Kingdom of the Blind • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... or daughter of a god," possibly a river-god, since deivos is a frequent river name; and Rhenogenus, "son of the Rhine."[1210] The persons who first bore these names were believed to have been begotten by divinities. Mongan's descent from Manannan, god of the sea, is made perfectly clear, and the Welsh name Morgen Morigenos, "son of the sea," probably points to a similar tale now lost. Other Celtic names are frequently pregnant with meaning, and tell of a once-existing rich mythology of divine amours with mortals. They show descent ...

— The Religion of the Ancient Celts • J. A. MacCulloch

... perfectly normal, but Gordon saw the hand move suddenly toward the drawer that was half-open. And the cigarette lighter was attached to the other ...

— Police Your Planet • Lester del Rey

... speculation, for I supposed that there might he considerable money on board one way or another. It was a very singular affair. Only two men had escaped; it was so sudden. They said the vessel struck a rock at night when the water was perfectly still, and went down in a few minutes, before the passengers could even be awakened. It may seem horrid to you, but you must know that a ship-load of passengers is very profitable, for they all carry money. Besides, there are their trunks, and the clerk's desk, and so on. So, this time, I went down ...

— Cord and Creese • James de Mille

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