/ Dictionary / Index P perfective: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per•fec•tive Pronunciation: (pur-fek'tiv), [key] — adj. tending to make perfect; conducive to perfection. noting an aspect of verbal inflection, as in Russian, that indicates completion of the action or state denoted by the verb. —n. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: perfective (Thesaurus) perfectionist perfectivize Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language