imper'fectively
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imperfective (ˌɪmpəˈfɛktɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare perfective denoting an aspect of the verb in some languages, including English, used to indicate that the action is in progress without regard to its completion |
| —n | |
| 2. | a. the imperfective aspect of a verb |
| b. a verb in this aspect | |
| imper'fectively | |
| —adv | |
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Imper'fectively
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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