imperfectly
Not quite right
Imperfectly means in a flawed or incomplete way—not quite right, not fully achieved.
An imperfectly understood concept has gaps.
An imperfectly executed plan falls short somewhere.
The word often carries acceptance rather than criticism: We do what we can, however imperfectly.
Having visible defects
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- impairedWeakened in function
- damagedMade worse by injury
marred · tarnished · scratched · dented · cracked · chipped · broken · incomplete
In approximate terms
- crudelyIn unrefined manner
- coarselyIn unrefined manner
- rawlyWithout polish or processing
- primitivelyIn basic, early fashion
approximately · loosely · sketchily · incompletely · partially · halfway · provisionally · preliminarily
Subject to error
- errantlyIn straying manner
- vulnerablyWithout defense or shield
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
- mistakenlyIn an incorrect manner
haltingly · clumsily · awkwardly · fumblingly · tentatively · uncertainly · hesitantly · stumblingly
In irregular manner
- lopsidedlyIn uneven manner
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- crookedlyIn bent manner
- askewTilted from true
awry · off-kilter · wonkily · jaggedly · haphazardly · erratically · inconsistently · variably
blemished
Having visible defects
damaged · marred · tarnished · scratched · dented · cracked · chipped · broken · incomplete · inferior
roughly
In approximate terms
primitively · approximately · loosely · sketchily · incompletely · partially · halfway · provisionally · preliminarily · artlessly
fallibly
Subject to error
- errantlyIn straying manner
- vulnerablyWithout defense or shield
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
mistakenly · haltingly · clumsily · awkwardly · fumblingly · tentatively · uncertainly · hesitantly · stumblingly · waveringly
unevenly
In irregular manner
- lopsidedlyIn uneven manner
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- crookedlyIn bent manner
askew · awry · off-kilter · wonkily · jaggedly · haphazardly · erratically · inconsistently · variably · patchily
imperfectlyperfectly
Without any flaw
faultlessly · flawlessly · ideally · immaculately · impeccably
imperfectlycompletely
To the fullest extent
fully · wholly · entirely · totally · thoroughly
- imperfect tenseGrammatical form for incomplete actions
- imperfect rhymeApproximate sonic correspondence