"purrfect" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more purrfect [comparative], most purrfect [superlative]
Etymology: perfect with the first syllable altered to purr. Head templates: {{en-adj}} purrfect (comparative more purrfect, superlative most purrfect)
  1. (colloquial, humorous) Perfect, in contexts relating to cats. Tags: colloquial, humorous Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms: purr-fect Derived forms: purrfectly

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          "ref": "2013, NPR book review, quoted on the praise page of John Bradshaw, Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet, Basic Books (2013), unnumbered page",
          "text": "Obligatory cat pun coming up . . . this book is a purrfect gift for the cat lady or cat dude in your life."
        },
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          "ref": "2013, Sandra Magsamen, Living Artfully: A Heart-full Guide of Ideas and Inspirations That Celebrate Life, Love, and Moments That Matter, Simon & Schuster",
          "text": "For a “purrfect” Halloween costume, I make a black tail and pin it to the back of my dress, glue two black felt ears onto a hair band, and draw little black whiskers below my nose that I've rouged slightly pink.",
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          "ref": "2015, Marty Whelan, That’s Life, Gill & Macmillan",
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