imperfect

Meanings

Plural: imperfects

Noun

• a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
• Something having a minor flaw.
• A tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous.

Adjective

• not perfect; defective or inadequate
  • "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"
  • "imperfect mortals"
  • "drainage here is imperfect"

Adjective Satellite

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

Adj

• Not perfect,
• Unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
• Known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.
• Representing a continuing or repeated action.
• Lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.

Verb

• to make imperfect

Synonyms

continuous tense, defective, fallible, faultful, faulty, frail, imperfect tense, preterimperfect, progressive, progressive tense, weak

Antonyms

faultless, infallible, perfect

Related Words

imperfection

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