perfective

per·fec·tive

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

Origin of perfective

Late Latin perfectivus

the perfective aspect
a verb in this aspect

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perfective

adjective

Tending toward perfection.
Grammar Of, related to, or being the aspect that expresses the completion or the result of the action denoted by the verb.

noun

Grammar

The perfective aspect.
A perfective verb form.
A verb having a perfective form.

Related Forms:

per·fec′tive·ly
adverb

per·fec′tive·ness per′fec·tiv′i·ty
noun

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Adjective

(grammar) of, or relative to the perfect tense or perfective aspect.
Ray
Actions perfective of their natures.

Noun

(plural perfectives)

(grammar) a perfective verb form

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