word-perfect

English

Etymology

word +‎ perfect

Adjective

word-perfect (comparative more word-perfect, superlative most word-perfect)

  1. 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.
  2. (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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