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temperfect adj. tem·per·fect /ˈtɛm-pər-fikt/ Temporarily perfect; describing a work-in-progress that is flawless relative to everything its creator has conceived so far, yet destined to feel incomplete the instant a new idea appears. The fleeting state in which a draft, design, or section of prose contains every thought the author had up to that point—until the next thought shows up. Irrecoverably unique; once a temperfect work is lost (deleted, overwritten, corrupted, etc.), it can never be truly temperfect again, because no reconstruction can guarantee every nuance of the original moment’s insight.
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