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Meanings of imperfect in English
Portuguese
imperfeito Catalan
imperfet A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going.
Synonyms
Examples for "weak"
Examples for "weak"
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Rising labour costs and weak demand remained key factors constraining companies' growth.
2
Good news, since the results come during the firm's weak summer months.
3
Thousands of serious crimes have gone unpunished by Mexico's weak justice system.
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That's partly because the weak housing market means few new construction jobs.
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Yet threats of retaliation underscore the weak legal case of opposed countries.
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These are important considerations for frail older people and young families alike.
2
She seemed frail, young, and certainly weaker than I'd last seen her.
3
In these particularly frail subjects, infections clearly worsen prognosis increasing substantially mortality.
4
She's too frail, in both body and spirit, especially since the attack.
5
He struck Kyle as dangerous, yes, but also oddly frail, even vulnerable.
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As the recent Heartbleed debacle pointed out, password technology is deeply fallible.
2
Last week's semi-final against Brisbane Roar, however, showed that City are fallible.
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In that aspect the visitors could be seen as fallible human beings.
4
He was colossal and fallible; a spearhead and enforcer in equal measure.
5
They are fallible -remember Slater's intercept pass in the 2008 final?
Usage of imperfect in English
1
Here's an imperfect example, but it's a step in the right direction.
2
The cricoid cartilage was imperfect in form; the hyo-epiglottic muscles very strong.
3
It remains an imperfect process, open to abuse and hacks and tomfoolery.
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Purpose: Current methods of assessing disease burden in gastric adenocarcinoma are imperfect.
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It is imperfect: the second verse is not complete in the copy.
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But in truth, options for dealing with e-waste remain patchy and imperfect.
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The first few times you try anything, the results will be imperfect.
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Their training was imperfect; their discipline was lax; their courage was low.
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As a source of information about its business here, they were imperfect.
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The genitals were imperfect and the arms ended in badly formed hands.
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But it was utterly indistinct; the imperfect recollection simply of a sensation.
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I prefer an imperfect tax to no tax at all, he said.
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They arise out of an imperfect relationship with domestic animals and wildlife.
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Take the case of an individual with an imperfect idea of honesty.
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Sure, speeches are at best imperfect guides to how presidents will govern.
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The following precis, though imperfect, will give some idea of the correspondence:
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Imperfect through the time
Imperfect across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common