purrfect

adj

Etymology

Blend of purr + perfect.

  1. derived from perfectus
  2. derived from parfit
  3. inherited from perfit
  4. compounded as purrfect — “purr + perfect

Definitions

  1. Perfect, in contexts relating to cats.

    • Obligatory cat pun coming up . . . this book is a purrfect gift for the cat lady or cat dude in your life.
    • For a “purrfect” Halloween costume, I make a black tail and pin it to the back of my dress, glue two black felt ears onto a hair band, and draw little black whiskers below my nose that I've rouged slightly pink.
    • Now, Oscar was the most wonderful pet; attentive, affectionate, strangely thoughtful for a cat, a purrfect cat.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA