word-perfect

Exactly as written

Word-perfect means knowing something exactly, with every word correct.

An actor who is word-perfect has memorized lines flawlessly: She was word-perfect by opening night.

The term applies to any recitation or quotation delivered without error.

Also spelled word perfect.

More common in British than American English, where letter-perfect is the usual term.

flawless

impeccable

Free from any defect

unblemished · unerring · spotless · exemplary · consummate · infallible · errorless · seamless · ideal · accurate

memorized

verbatim

In identical wording

rehearsed · retention · lines · script · cue · prompt · recall · delivery · performance · mnemonics

Categories
Opposites
accuracy of verbal reproduction

word-perfectgarbled

Confused and unintelligible

mangled · paraphrased · inaccurate · misquoted · botched

quality of performance/execution

word-perfectflubbed

Made an error

fumbled · bungled · stumbling · forgotten · imperfect

Family

word, words, worded, wording, wordless, wordsmith, perfect, perfects, perfected

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G