word-perfect
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word-perfect (comparative more word-perfect, superlative most word-perfect)
- Correct in every word.
- 2007, Alison Davies, Storytelling in the Classroom: Enhancing Traditional Oral Skills for Teachers and Pupils, London: Paul Chapman Publishing, →ISBN, page 19:
- This is also not a good example for the class. You want them to enjoy the freedom of expressing themselves without the worry of remembering things in a word-perfect, parrot-like fashion.
- (UK, theater) Having memorized one's lines perfectly.
- 1992, Mary Zenet Maher, Modern Hamlets and Their Soliloquies, page 67:
- The oldest actor in the company was word-perfect before any other actor and speaking at twice the rate and getting laughs from his fellow actors, the younger actors, in rehearsal!
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- WordPerfect (wordprocessing software)