English to English
defective
(d/I/'f/E/kt/I/v
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adjective (a)
- Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- Anything that is defective or lacking in some respect.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- having a defect(adj.all)Example:
I returned the appliance because it was defective.
source: wordnet30 - markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior(adj.all)Example:
Defective speech.
source: wordnet30