ALL meanings of imperfectly
im·per·fect
I i - noun imperfectly In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely. 1
- adjective imperfectly of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision. 1
- adjective imperfectly not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge. 1
- adjective imperfectly Grammar. noting action or state still in process at some temporal point of reference, particularly in the past. 1
- adjective imperfectly Law. being without legal effect or support; unenforceable. 1
- adjective imperfectly Botany. (of a flower) diclinous. 1
- adjective imperfectly Music. of or relating to the interval of a major or minor third or sixth. Compare perfect (def 13a). 1
- noun imperfectly the imperfect tense. 1
- noun imperfectly another verb formation or construction with imperfect meaning. 1
- noun imperfectly a form in the imperfect, as Latin portābam, “I was carrying.”. 1