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picture perfect

picture perfect is the alternative form of picture-perfect.

Meaning of picture-perfect

Adjective

picture-perfect (not generally comparable, comparative more picture-perfect, superlative most picture-perfect)

  1. (idiomatic, not comparable, usually) Perfect in appearance as with the subjects in paintings or photographs, without the common imperfections of real life.
    • With Swift, Spice, Lively and Avignone hugging each other, it was a picture-perfect visual summery^([sic]) of Swift’s brand: manufactured empowerment, a celebration of pop feminist girl power.2024 February 12, Alaina Demopoulos, “Romcom ending: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big night at the Super Bowl”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of picture perfect

comparativemore picture perfect
superlativemost picture perfect

Questions about picture perfect

What is picture perfect the alternative form of?
Picture perfect is the alternative form of picture-perfect.

Words near picture perfect in the dictionary

  1. picture moldings
  2. picture palace
  3. picture palaces
  4. picture paper
  5. picture papers
  6. picture perfect
  7. picture plane
  8. picture planes
  9. picture postcard
  10. picture postcards
  11. picture rail

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