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He spoke now in French--perfect Parisian French I wish you would not address me in public: you know you promised me that," replied Mrs. Wilders, in a tone of much vexation, tinged with the respect that is born of fear Forgive me, madam, if I have presumed.

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  1. adjective Lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind.
  2. adjective Being without defect or blemish: a perfect specimen.
  3. adjective Thoroughly skilled or talented in a certain field or area; proficient.
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  • Recently, Dixson went through what she calls a perfect weekend.
  • Normally word perfect, Obama ummed, ahed and waffled for the best part of two and a half minutes. —  The Moderate Voice
  • How hypocritical that someone who talks about the Democrats possibly losing talks about withholding their vote -- Voltaire warned that the perfect is the enemy of the good, but morons continue to fail to heed it. —  Planet Atheism
  • DOC officials thought the search was over last month when they found what they call the perfect location but there was heavy opposition. —  KELOLAND.COM: News, Weather and Sports
  • To him, the perfect has been the enemy of the possible. —  ArchivesBlogs
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new ·  beautiful ·  complete

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perfect:   perfecting ·  perfected
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  1. Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere, to finish : per-, per- + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also perfit; now conformed to the orig. L. (perfit, parfit remain in dial, use); from Middle English perfet, perfit, parfit, parfyte, parfight, parfyth, etc., from Old French parfit, parfeit, parfite, parfaict, perfect, French parfait = Provencal perfeit, perfieit, perfieg, perfaig = Spanish perfecto = Portuguese perfeito = Italian perfetto = D. G. Danish Swedish perfekt, from Latin perfectus, finished, complete, perfect, past participle of perficere, finish, complete, from per, through, + facere, do: see per - and fact.
  2. Early modern English also perfit; = Italian perfettare; from the adjective
 

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