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unperfect

/ʌnˈpɜːfɪkt/US/ʌnˈpɜɹfɪkt/

unperfect adjective: imperfect.

Adjective

unperfect (comparative more unperfect, superlative most unperfect)

  1. (imperfect) imperfect
    • As an unperfect actor on the stage,
      Who with his fear is put besides his part1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 23”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
    • 'But this,' said Musidorus, 'shows you more unperfect, to be cruel to him that submits himself unto you. But since you are unperfect,' said he, smiling, 'it is reason you be governed by us wise and perfect men.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Verb

UK/ʌnpəˈfɛkt/US/ʌnpəɹˈfɛkt/

unperfect (third-person singular simple present unperfects, present participle unperfecting, simple past and past participle unperfected)

  1. (transitive) To mar or destroy the perfection of.

unperfect meaning in Urdu

unperfect in Urdu

ادھورا, خام, نامکمل

Forms of unperfect

Adjective
comparativemore unperfect
superlativemost unperfect
Verb
third-person singular presentunperfects
present participleunperfecting
past participleunperfected
pastunperfected

Origin of unperfect

From un- + perfect.

Words formed from unperfect

Questions about unperfect

What does unperfect mean?
Unperfect means imperfect.
What is unperfect in Urdu?
Unperfect in Urdu is ادھورا, خام, نامکمل. See Unperfect meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is unperfect?
Unperfect can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce unperfect?
Unperfect is pronounced /ʌnˈpɜːfɪkt/ (UK).

Words near unperfect in the dictionary

  1. unpercipient
  2. unpercolated
  3. unpercussed
  4. unpercussive
  5. unperemptory
  6. unperfect
  7. unperfectable
  8. unperfected
  9. unperfectedness
  10. unperfecting
  11. unperfection

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unperfect (page history and authors); unperfect (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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