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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are imperfectly" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe something that is not fully or adequately done or achieved. Example: "The results of the experiment are imperfectly aligned with our initial hypothesis."
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are imperfectly
adverb
In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
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The reasons for this are imperfectly understood.
It is falling apart and half the pages are imperfectly held in place by sticky tape.
The biology, chemistry and physics of the earth are imperfectly understood.
There are many instances where property rights are imperfectly defined, incomplete, or imperfectly enforced.
Modern economies alternate between booms and recessions for reasons that are imperfectly understood and generally outside a president's control.
Consumers are imperfectly rational, so sellers hide the true costs of products and services in complex contracts.
The work may add to our understanding of reading disorders, in which printed words are imperfectly mapped onto speech sounds.
Still, rebel actions are imperfectly coordinated, and it was unclear whether they planned to hold the Tishreen Dam near Aleppo.
The complexities of ungulate herbivory and fire on aspen ecosystems, especially in relation to scale, are imperfectly understood.
Humans, flawed as they are, produce polls that are imperfectly designed, imperfectly conducted and – because of people like me – imperfectly analyzed.
A singalong number about fancying the animals is pretty basic, and the video inserts, which see Humphries doorstepped by various Disney princesses, are imperfectly integrated.
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