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imperfect

noun

Meaning

  1. Something having a minor flaw
  2. (grammar) a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous
  3. To make imperfect
  4. Not perfect
  5. Unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
  6. Known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.
  7. Lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
  8. (grammar) belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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