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The word “perfect” frequently conveys an ideal state of completeness or flawlessness, whether in describing character, art, language, or nature. Its usage ranges from emphasizing impeccable manners [1] and unblemished health [2, 3] to marking the precision of technical constructs such as grammatical tenses [4, 5]. At times it underscores a moral or spiritual completeness, as when a state of perfect resignation is extolled [6], while in other contexts it highlights an aesthetic or creative accomplishment—be it the perfect quality of music [7] or the perfect balance in form [8]. This layered usage allows authors to both celebrate and interrogate what it means to be without flaw in a world where imperfection is equally significant.
  1. He was a particularly handsome young fellow, with a fair complexion, and had perfect manners.
    — from A Diplomat in Japan by Ernest Mason Satow
  2. I had advanced in fame and fortune, my domestic joy was perfect, I had been married ten happy years.
    — from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
  3. Menicuccio came accordingly, and was delighted to find me in perfect health.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
  4. It is called the future perfect passive tense .
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  5. vidi esti vidata (Progressive) esti vidanta Perfect. esti vidinta esti vidita Future. esti vidonta esti vidota ACTIVE.
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  6. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was perfect with the Lord all his days: The high places...
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  7. His playing—so beautiful [363] and perfect—many an organist might have envied him.
    — from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein
  8. They seem to eat like perfect gentlemen.
    — from The King James Version of the Bible

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