defective

Speech parts

1. defective - Noun

2. defective - Adjective

3. defective - Adverb

4. defective - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bad faulty ament down rotten crummy poor broken weak wrong partial worse insufficient inferior incorrect

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Antonyms

holy laden salah inlet right particular

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Phrases with the word

mentally defective mental defective be defective more defective defective absorption defective vision

Examples

a bad telephone connection Source: Internet

a defective appliance Source: Internet

defective speech Source: Internet

I returned the appliance because it was defective Source: Internet

According to Mr Iddrisu, the EC on several occasions brought to Parliament “defective” legislative instruments seeking parliamentary attention. Source: Internet

2014 In early November 2014, Toyota USA enlisted a recall involving defective inflaters and propellant devices that may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, shooting metal fragments into vehicle occupants. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

defectionism defectionist defectious defective absorption defective car defective copy