imperfect

Definition

Not perfect,

Etymology

From Middle English imperfit, from Old French imparfit (modern French imparfait), from Latin imperfectus. Spelling modified 15c. to conform Latin etymology. See im- + perfect.

Example Sentences

• "Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect."
• "Nothing imperfet or deficient left Of all that he Created."
• "Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault; / Say rather, man's as perfect as he ought."

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