perfectively

Variant of perfective

perfective definition

per·fec·tive (pər fek′tiv)

adjective

  1. Now Rare tending to bring to or achieve perfection
  2. Gram. designating an aspect of verbs, as in Russian, expressing completion of the action or indicating an action that is not repeated

Etymology: LL perfectivus

noun

  1. the perfective aspect
  2. a verb in this aspect

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