word-perfect

comparative more word-perfect · superlative most word-perfect

1. Correct in every word.

   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.

   2007, Alison Davies, Storytelling in the Classroom: Enhancing Traditional Oral Skills for Teachers and Pupils, London: Paul Chapman Publishing, →ISBN, page 19

2. UKentertainmentHaving memorized one's lines perfectly; letter-perfect.

   "Yes, I think Olivant must have been pretty word-perfect with his piece. I must find out where he was educated."

   1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

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   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!

   1992, Mary Zenet Maher, Modern Hamlets and Their Soliloquies, page 67