imperfect

imperfect — I adjective abortive, average, bad, below par, blemished, broken, corrupt, crippled, crude, damaged, decrepit, defective, deficient, deteriorated, disfigured, failing, fair, faulty, feeble, flawed, fragmentary, frail, garbled, harmed, hurt,… …   Law dictionary

imperfect — 1. adj. 1) несовершенный, дефектный, с изъяном 2) неполный, неза вершенный 3) gram. imperfect tense 2. noun gram. прошедшее несовершенноевремя, имперфект …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Imperfect — Im*per fect, a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im not + perfectus perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See {Perfect}.] 1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient. [1913 Webster] Something he left… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

imperfect — imperfectly, adv. imperfectness, n. /im perr fikt/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision. 2. not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge. 3. Gram. noting action or state still in… …   Universalium

imperfect — I. adjective Etymology: alteration of Middle English imparfit, from Latin imperfectus, from in + perfectus perfect Date: 14th century 1. not perfect: as a. defective b. of a flower having stamens or pistils but not both c. lacking or not… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

imperfect — прил. 1) а) эк. несовершенный; дефектный; с изъяном (о материальных предметах) Syn: defective 1) See: imperfect product б) эк. несовершенный (отклоняющейся от оптимального распределения или от ситуации совершенной конкуренции) imperfect market… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

imperfect — несовершенный ; дефектный ; неполный ; недостаточный ; ? imperfect competition ; …   Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов

Imperfect — Im*per fect, v. t. To make imperfect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Imperfect — Im*per fect ([i^]m*p[ e]r f[e^]kt), n. (Gram.) The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

imperfect — Preterimperfect Pre ter*im*per fect, a. & n. [Pref. preter + imperfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called {imperfect}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English