imperfect

imperfect is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective, noun, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.
2. adjective. Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
3. adjective. Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.
4. noun. The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense.
5. transitive verb. To make imperfect.
6. noun. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

   Synonyms: progressive

7. adjective. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

   "I'm only a fallible human"

   "frail humanity"

   Synonyms: fallible, frail, weak

8. adjective. not perfect; defective or inadequate

   "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"

   "imperfect mortals"

Synonyms

progressive, fallible, frail, weak

Common word forms

imperfects, imperfected, imperfectly, imperfectness

Words from these letters

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