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Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.

Imperfectly or partially gelatinous.

To indicate by signs or hints; to indicate imperfectly. [R.] Dr. H. More.

Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.

Imperfectly vitalized; having naturally but little vital power or energy.

angry and silent; cross; sour; affected with ill humor; morose. And sullen I forsook the imperfect feast. Prior.

usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known. The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs. Tylor. Survival of the fittest. (Biol.) See Natural selection, under Natural.

an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron. His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance. Addison.

of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title.

Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape.

A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.

a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake. Imperfect words, with childish trips. Milton. Each seeming trip, and each digressive start. Harte.

Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure. O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. Pope.

A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice. [Written also tiro.] The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. Cowper.

Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.

Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete; left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an unfinished house; an unfinished picture; an unfinished iron casting.

Imperfect. [Obs.] Holland. -- Un*per"fect*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hales. -- Un*per"fect*ness, n. [Obs.]

Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.] Wyclif.

An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size. Craig.

The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition. Locke.