"imperfectly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-imperfectly.ogg [US] Forms: more imperfectly [comparative], most imperfectly [superlative]
Etymology: imperfect + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|imperfect|ly}} imperfect + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} imperfectly (comparative more imperfectly, superlative most imperfectly)
  1. In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely. Translations (in an imperfect manner): imperfectament (Catalan), imparfaitement (French), imperfeitamente (Portuguese), सामि (sāmi) (Sanskrit), imperfectamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-imperfectly-en-adv-ed99SeEH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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