adjective
- superlative form of perfect; most perfect or complete
Usage: archaic; nonstandard
Examples
- In Shakespeare’s time, ‘perfectest’ was used as the superlative of perfect.
- The poet described it as the perfectest day he had ever seen.
- This archaic form appears in older English literature.
- Modern English uses ‘most perfect’ instead of ‘perfectest’.
- The perfectest harmony existed between the two musicians.